- Date
- November 23, 1971
- Place
- West Dover, VT · WEST DOVER, VT
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7903LBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164418
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3632 71/11/23 WEST DOVER,VT BEECH A23A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 810 TIME - 1015 N7903L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHENECTADY,NY NEW BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TURNED INTO MTN SLOPE. TOO CLOSE TO COMPLETE TURN.CRASHED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7903L
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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