NYC73FFA12

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Glens Falls, NY · August 23, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1972
Place
Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7474NBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168760

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0047  72/8/23    GLENS FALLS,NY      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 6000
        TIME - 0752                    N7474N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAULDWELL WRIGHT APT        GLENS FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N7474N
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Warren County