NYC75FHJ11

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Flushing, NY · September 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1974
Place
Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8860MBeech B23
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740909031829A
Case key
138699

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3595   74/9/9    FLUSHING,NY         BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 168
        TIME - 1115                    N8860M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,NH               FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A TRUCK, TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8860M
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flushing

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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.