Accident Beechcraft D95A Travel Air N26FM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36330
 
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Date:Sunday 1 December 1985
Time:18:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE95 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D95A Travel Air
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N26FM
MSN: TD 589
Total airframe hrs:1733 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-360-B1B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Millville, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Sarasota, FL (SRQ)
Destination airport:Millville, NJ (MIV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT & HIS WIFE DEPTD SARASOTA FL FOR A 5HR AND 10MIN PLANNED FLT TO MILLVILLE, NJ. 5HRS AND 8MIN LTR THE ACFT CRASHED IN WOODS ABT 2 MILES SHORT OF MIV. FUEL CALCULATIONS INDICATED THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE HAD over 11GALS LEFT IN THE TANKS. WITNESSES LOCATED IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 4MILES WEST OF THE airport STATED THEY HEARD AND SAW THE ACFT FLYING LOW IN THE AREA. THE WX WAS 300 OBS WITH FOG AND DRIZZLE. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38355

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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