- Date
- February 12, 1972
- Place
- Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3749BBeech B50
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0633 72/2/12 PETERSBURG,W VA BEECH B50 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 510 TIME - 1415 N3749B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKINS,W VA PETERSBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT MADE PREVIOUS T/O AND LDG. LAST HALF OF RWY VERY SOFT DUE THAWING COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3749B
- Reported as
- Beech B50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petersburg
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