- Date
- August 26, 1974
- Place
- Madison, CT · MADISON, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5065BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740826035609A
- Case key
- 138890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3086 74/8/26 MADISON,CONN BEECH F35 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6871 TIME - 1206 N5065B PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISWOLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MADISON,CONN RETURN BRIDGEPORT,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- COMPANY FLT PLAN.ACFT OBSVD BEING PUSHED ABOUT BY THE WIND.WIND GUSTING 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5065B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Griswold
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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.