UNK64X2383

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680 · Southhampton, MA · June 19, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 19, 1964
Place
Southhampton, MA · SOUTHHAMPTON, MA
Injuries
2 fatal, 3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N344SAero Cmdr 680
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185000

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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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2-0058  64/6/19  NR.SOUTHHAMPTON MASS  AERO CMDR 680       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N344S               PX-  1  3  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 49, 10759 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 731 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N344S
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Barnes

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.