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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35A33 · Int L Falls, MN · July 17, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1964
Place
Int L Falls, MN · INT L FALLS, MN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N494TBeechcraft 35A33
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183679

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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2-0520  64/7/17    INT L FALLS MINN    BEECHCRAFT 35A33    CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N494T               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INT L FALLS MUNC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- FOUR FOOT HIGH GRAVEL PILE ON CONSTRUCTION AREA 200 FEET SHORT OF APPROACH THRESHOLD RUNWAY 31

Aircraft

Registration
N494T
Reported as
Beechcraft 35A33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Int L Falls Munc

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.