- Date
- December 8, 1978
- Place
- Chester, CT · CHESTER, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7125NBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781208039889A
- Case key
- 138535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4091 78/12/8 CHESTER,CT BEECH V35A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1698 TIME - 1830 N7125N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1083 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CT CHESTER,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 48 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- FINAL FOR CHESTER A/P 076DEG.HEADING FOR GOODSPEED A/P 066DEG,NOT INST APCH.ACFT ON 066DEG RADIAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7125N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chester
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7125N · 1
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