NYC72AN127

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Voorheesville, NY · April 12, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1972
Place
Voorheesville, NY · VOORHEESVILLE, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N351Beech C35
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165779

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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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3-0691  72/4/12    VOORHEESVILLE,NY    BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3070
        TIME - 1000                    N351                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SALEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT FLYING LOW NEXT TO CLIFF,THEN STEEP L PULL UP INTO CLIFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N351
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
New Salem

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