UNK65X0745

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Chatsworth, GA · November 16, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 16, 1964
Place
Chatsworth, GA · CHATSWORTH, GA
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N730BBeechcraft A35
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184168

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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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2-1003  64/11/16 NR.CHATSWORTH GA      BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1329                    N730B               PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     FOG
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           68                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 5 PSGS INCLUDE 3 CHILDREN.

Aircraft

Registration
N730B
Reported as
Beechcraft A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.