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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Andytown, FL · January 16, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 16, 1964
Place
Andytown, FL · ANDYTOWN, FL
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N8769ABeechcraft A35
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119089

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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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2-0038  64/1/16    ANDYTOWN FLA        BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 305
        TIME - 2400                    N8769A              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE

Aircraft

Registration
N8769A
Reported as
Beechcraft A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.