Beechcraft 65-80 N1539S
21 December 1969 · Republic, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1969 at about 18:25 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N1539S, operated by Spingfield FL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Republic, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Republic, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N1539S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Spingfield FL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Boca Raton, Fla → Springfield, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3778
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
APCH CTL ADVSD ICING IN CLDS.PLT RPRTD HVY ICINGFULL DEICING EQUIPMENT ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Greenville, Texas, United States | Tecnica Indust | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Houston, Texas, United States | Texas Dept of | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Wyco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1969 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Superior Oil C | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 May 1969 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Ft.meyers, Florida, United States | Gulf Air of FL | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |