UNK64X2098

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft E-18S · Wooster, OH · June 3, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 3, 1964
Place
Wooster, OH · WOOSTER, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9921Beechcraft E-18S
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183697

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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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2-0826   64/6/3    WOOSTER OHIO        BEECHCRAFT E-18S    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2403
        TIME - 1450                    N9921               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9921
Reported as
Beechcraft E-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wooster

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.