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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Lombard, IL · May 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 15, 1964
Place
Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8424ABeechcraft A35
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184931

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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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2-0259  64/5/15    LOMBARD ILL         BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1020
        TIME - 2000                    N8424A              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8424A
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.