- Date
- November 3, 1991, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Newfield, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1WTBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911103048719A
- Case key
- 37042
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Probable cause
Inflight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Approximately 35 minutes after takeoff, the Beech V35B, N1WT, registered to a private individual, was observed in a descent before it collided with the ground in the vicinity of Newfield, New Jersey. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area and no flight plan was filed for the Part 91 personal flight. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Millville, New Jersey, and was enroute to Cross Keys, New Jersey.
No additional information is available.
Factual narrative
Approximately 35 minutes after takeoff, the Beech V35B, N1WT, registered to a private individual, was observed in a descent before it collided with the ground in the vicinity of Newfield, New Jersey. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area and no flight plan was filed for the Part 91 personal flight. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Millville, New Jersey, and was enroute to Cross Keys, New Jersey.
No additional information is available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1WT
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9915
- Airframe hours
- 1,593
- Engine
- Continental I0-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Watson, John I.
- Registered owner
- Watson, John I.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1991 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MIV · Millville, NJ
- Destination
- 17N · Cross Keys, NJ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,050 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIV, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.