# NTSB NYC72FNA06: Beech E33, N7506N, Block Island, RI, August 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1971
- Place: Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2521   71/8/1    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     BEECH E33           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2145
        TIME - 1915                    N7506N              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOCK ISLAND,RI             HARTFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLT APRX 50FT AGL ENCTRD FOG BANK.DRG ATMPT MVFR RETURN TO ARPT,PLT DSCNDD.ACFT HIT TREES DRG TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7506N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Block Island

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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