19760415019629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B-60 · Palm Desert, CA · April 15, 1976

Date
April 15, 1976
Place
Palm Desert, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N37D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76AL070
Reported as
Beech B60
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total38 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Gusts 80 knots. Severe turbulence was reported in area.r empennage assy & r outbd wg panel failed.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTS 80 KNOTS.SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS REPORTED IN AREA.R EMPENNAGE ASSY & R OUTBD WG PANEL FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.