- Date
- June 30, 1992, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Middletown, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1211ZBeech N35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920630022669A
- Case key
- 37187
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Probable cause
Improper altitude control by the pilot which resulted in a collision with trees.
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
Witnesses observed the airplane in the traffic pattern at a lower than normal altitude and being operated in an erratic manner. The airplane dropped below a tree line and then reappeared striking the trees and the ground beyond. Post accident investigation found fuel in both wing tanks and no mechanical problems with the airplane. The 83 year old pilot had checked out of the nursing home where he was a resident to fly his airplane to an airport for an annual inspection. The autopsy disclosed an old myocardial infarct; however, no acute myocardial infarcts were observed. In addition, the pilot had diffuse malignant lymphoma.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1211Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6681
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Dehls
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MGJ · Montgomery, NY
- Airport
- 06N, runway 26, 2,797 × 25 ft, asphalt
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
- 83
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,132 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.