UNK64X0182

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B95A55 · New Orleans, LA · January 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1964
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1726GBeechcraft B95A55
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185458

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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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3-0071   64/1/7    NEW ORLEANS LA      BEECHCRAFT B95A55   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N1726G              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 35, 2394 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        REMARKS- PILOT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH DURING ILS APPROACH.

Aircraft

Registration
N1726G
Reported as
Beechcraft B95A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.