Beechcraft 35 N3944N

Summary

On 9 August 1995 at about 11:20 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3944N was involved in an accident near Paintersville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 1995 at 11:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Paintersville, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

39.6497, -83.7410

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N3944N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mattoon → New Lexington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95LA077

1 person was seriously injured.

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED AND CUT AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY WIRE SUSPENDED ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN ABOUT 850 FEET BEYOND THE BROKEN WIRE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE RECORDED THE CEILING TO BE 300 FEET AND VISIBILITY TO BE 3/4 MILE. ACCORDING TO FAA FSS RECORDS, THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ANY OF THEIR FACILITIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.