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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B24R · Morrisville, VT · April 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1975
Place
Morrisville, VT · MORRISVILLE, VT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2195WBeech B24R
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750412007929A
Case key
132429

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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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3-0805  75/4/12    MORRISVILLE,VT      BEECH B24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 140
        TIME - 1345                    N2195W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISVILLE-STOWE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISVILLE,VT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.RWY PLOWED WIDTH ABT 35FT.ACFT WING SPAN 32FT 9 IN.SNOW BANKS APRX 3FT HI.

Aircraft

Registration
N2195W
Reported as
Beech B24R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morrisville-Stowe

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2195W · 1

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