# NTSB NYC73AN041: Beech V35A, N789KB, Pollocksville, NC, September 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1972
- Place: Pollocksville, NC · POLLOCKSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.0060° N, 77.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pollocksville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0060&lon=-77.2222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1441   72/9/1    POLLOCKSVILLE,NC    BEECH V35A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 500
        TIME - 1917                    N789KB              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS-NOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             NEW BERN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/3/72. PLT CHOSE TO ATTEMPT NEAR MINIMUM VOR APCH. SUITABLE ALT ARPT IN RANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N789KB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789KB-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N D-8947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Simmons-Nott

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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