Dublin – Winston-Salem

On June 30, 1970 at 12:15 PM, Dublin – Winston-Salem experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Kollmorgen Corp., with the event recorded near Dublin-New River Valley Virginia.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. When the pilot proceeded to the engine start-up at Dublin-New River Valley Airport, the left engine could not start for unknown reason. The pilot decided to takeoff with the right engine only. After liftoff, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, struck power cables and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N447S, MSN LC-8, year of manufacture 1960.