- Date
- April 5, 1964
- Place
- West Milford, NJ · WEST MILFORD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2745VBeechcraft 35
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185018
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0312 64/4/5 WEST MILFORD N J BEECHCRAFT 35 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1810 N2745V PX- 0 1 0 DUAL AGE 39, 2911 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD LAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT SAID NO AILERON CONTROL PRIOR TO HIS DEATH. REASON FOR FAILURE UNKNOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2745V
- Reported as
- Beechcraft 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greenwood Lake
N2745VRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2018 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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