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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M23 · Princeton, NJ · July 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1964
Place
Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2339QBeechcraft M23
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183244

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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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3-1913   64/7/3    PRINCETON NJ        BEECHCRAFT M23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N2339Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 7 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N2339Q
Reported as
Beechcraft M23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Princeton

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