# NTSB NYC75AN020: Beech 35-A33, N385Z, Bennington, VT, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2459  74/8/17  NR.BENNINGTON,VT      BEECH 35-A33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1338
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N385Z               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,MA                 FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       22
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT ABORTED VFR FLT DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBLENCE.RECOVERY DATE 5/24/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N385Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385Z-1975-04-11), registration cancelled 1975-04-11, S/N CD-271 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (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 19740817027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817027399A), Aug 17, 1974: Beech 35A33, Missing Aircraf, VT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Low clgs,reduced vis & rain shwrs rptd route of flt. Plt returning to lwm. Dmg/injury index presumed

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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