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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Laporte, IN · June 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1964
Place
Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3067VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183581

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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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2-0350  64/6/15  NR.LAPORTE INDIANA    BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 318
        TIME - 0400                    N3067V              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N3067V
Reported as
Beech 35
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.