- Date
- September 19, 1974
- Place
- Clarksburg, NJ · CLARKSBURG, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N565TBeech D50E
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740919038109A
- Case key
- 138818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 74/9/19 CLARKSBURG,NJ BEECH D50E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0637 N565T PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 33, 2223 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 77 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,NH TRENTON,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 59 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WRECKAGE 3.45MI PRIOR TO FAF.2ND APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N565T
- Reported as
- Beech D50E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Trenton-Robbinsvl
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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.