# NTSB NYC76AM1O2: Beech B35, Hyannis, MA, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, August 27, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AM1O2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AM1O2

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2675   76/6/6    HYANNIS,MA          BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 536
        TIME - 1238                    N8919A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HYANNIS,MA                  TEWKSBURY,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VARIABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ACCIDENT AREA. PLT ALC LVL 146MG% TISSUE FLUID,241MG% GASTRIC CONT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8919A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919A-1976-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: BARNSTABLE
- FAA reports: 19760606024069A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606024069A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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