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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft S35 · Canandaigua, NY · July 4, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1964
Place
Canandaigua, NY · CANANDAIGUA, NY
Injuries
2 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6839QBeechcraft S35
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183644

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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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2-0444   64/7/4    CANANDAIGUA NY      BEECHCRAFT S35      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 400
        TIME - 0930                    N6839Q              PX-  0  1  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANADAIGUA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND

Aircraft

Registration
N6839Q
Reported as
Beechcraft S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Canadaigua

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.