NYC71AN107

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E35 · Indiana, PA · May 3, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 3, 1971
Place
Indiana, PA · INDIANA, PA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7366BBeech E35
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161248

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0085   71/5/3    INDIANA,PA          BEECH E35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 550
        TIME - 1535                    N7366B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIMMY STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               INDIANA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND APRXLY 10 FT ABOVE RWY.ABT 500FT AGL ACFT ENTERED L TURN THEN OBSV SPIN L.

Aircraft

Registration
N7366B
Reported as
Beech E35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Jimmy Stewart

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.