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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A56TC · Bear Valy Sprg, CA · March 30, 1978

Date
March 30, 1978
Place
Bear Valy Sprg, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N718X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FA039
Reported as
Beech A56TC
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft observed descending from clouds in a flat spin.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSERVED DESCENDING FROM CLOUDS IN A FLAT SPIN.

NTSB investigation

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