Accident · 2002-01-31

NTSB case NYC02FA055 · Beech V35B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-01-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Beech V35B (N32BR)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors included low ceilings and night lighting conditions.

Source: NTSB case NYC02FA055

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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