Crash of a Beechcraft Queen Air 65 in Armonk: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 25, 1967 at 1800 LT
Registration:
N345F
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LC-61
YOM:
1961
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total hours on type:
277.00
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission in the region of New York State. While descending to Westchester County Airport, he encountered poor weather conditions (fog) and decided to follow a holding pattern. Few minutes later, both engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost height then crashed in flames in a field located in Armonk, some four miles north of Westchester County. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to approach Westchester County Airport in below-minima weather conditions and then to follow a holding pattern instead diverting to the alternate airport. The double engine failure was caused by a fuel exhaustion due to a mismanagement of fuel on part of the crew. Improper in-flight decisions, mismanagement of fuel, miscalculated fuel consumption caused a fuel exhaustion and the engine failure.
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