Beechcraft 65-A90 N57V
25 January 1975 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 January 1975 at about 12:10 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N57V, operated by Wolfe Industri, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington Natl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N57V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wolfe Industri
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Columbus, Oh → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0002
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DSCNDD BLO MIN APCH SEGMENT ALT DRG VOR/DME APCH, HIT RADIO TWR, L WING SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1975 | Beechcraft 65 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | MGM Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1975 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Malone Constru | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1975 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | J.d.hodges | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1975 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1975 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | General Printi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Beechcraft 65 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Public Service | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |