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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Rawlins, WY · June 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 17, 1964
Place
Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8552ABeechcraft A35
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183543

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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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2-0274  64/6/17    RAWLINS WYO         BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2546
        TIME - 1545                    N8552A              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2132 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWLINS MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N8552A
Reported as
Beechcraft A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rawlins Municipal

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.