OAK65A0072

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B-95 · Hayward, CA · June 11, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 11, 1965
Place
Hayward, CA · HAYWARD, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N956TBeechcraft B-95
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178241

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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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2-0665  65/6/11    HAYWARD CALIF       BEECHCRAFT B-95     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 357
        TIME - 1803                    N956T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK&DAMAGED PWRLINES AND A BARN.SEVERAL NEARBY AIRPORTS WERE REPORTING VFR WEATHER.

Aircraft

Registration
N956T
Reported as
Beechcraft B-95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oakland Intnl

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.