- Date
- January 23, 1972
- Place
- Weirton, WV · WEIRTON, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8542ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0046 72/1/23 WEIRTON,W VA BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 667 TIME - 1300 N8542A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIRTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEIRTON,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT HIT CAR CROSSING APCH PATH ABOUT 150 FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8542A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weirton