- Date
- April 29, 1975
- Place
- Phillipsburg, PA · PHILLIPSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9857RBeech M35
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750429009749A
- Case key
- 132398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0888 75/4/29 PHILLIPSBURG,PA BEECH M35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N9857R PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEFONTE,PA CLARION,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED 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 FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F SMOKE 45 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 4/30/75.HIT 2400FT MTN AT 2200FT ELEV
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9857R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.