UNK64X3886

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B33 · Sparta, NC · September 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1964
Place
Sparta, NC · SPARTA, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9720YBeechcraft B33
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182117

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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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3-2835   64/9/9    SPARTA NC           BEECHCRAFT B33      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5000
        TIME - 0945                    N9720Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9720Y
Reported as
Beechcraft B33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.