UNK69X0138

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Summt Lake, Canada · August 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 6, 1969
Place
Summt Lake, Canada · SUMMT LAKE,BC, Canada
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N321LBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157784

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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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6-0084   69/8/6    SUMMT LAKE,BC,CAN   BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 275
        TIME - 1415                    N321L               PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCE GEORGE,BC,CAN        WHITE HORSE,YT,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOV OF CANADA.FAILED TO MAINTAIN A/S DRG SUDDEN TURN IN MTN TRRN.

Aircraft

Registration
N321L
Reported as
Beech 95-55
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.