- Date
- May 9, 1973
- Place
- Methuen, MA · METHUEN, MA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8335NBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730509013319A
- Case key
- 169512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0839 73/5/9 METHUEN,MASS BEECH V35A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 283 TIME - 1843 N8335N PX- 3 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH LAWRENCE,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 160 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CEILING BELOW MIN FOR APCH.CG 1.9 AFT OF C.G. LIMITS.PLT FAILED TO RAISE GR AND FLAPS,MISSED APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8335N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lawrence
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.