# NTSB NYC74AN102: Beech 35, N2939V, Hopkinsville, KY, June 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1974
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY · HOPKINSVILLE, KY
- Location: 36.8656° N, 87.4886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkinsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8656&lon=-87.4886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1187   74/6/5  NR.HOPKINSVILLE,KY    BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1420
        TIME - 0727                    N2939V              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELIZABETHTON,TENN           TUCUMCARI,N MEX              DYERSBURG,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      SLEET, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT RCVD WX BRIEF DAY BFR ACDT.TSTMS AND SVR TURBC IN AREA.R WING MAIN SPAR FRAGMENTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2939V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2939V-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N D-324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740605019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740605019559A), Jun 5, 1974: Beech 35BEECH, Hopkinsville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt rcvd wx brief day bfr acdt. Tstms and svr turbc in area.r wing main spar fragmented.

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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