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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A2319 · Big Sur, CA · September 8, 1978

Date
September 8, 1978
Place
Big Sur, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23994
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FA049
Reported as
Beech A2319
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total20 in this make and model0 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.

Crashed on side of box canyon near mountainous ridge line. Plt blalcohol level .07 .

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON SIDE OF BOX CANYON NEAR MOUNTAINOUS RIDGE LINE. PLT BLALCOHOL LEVEL .07 .

NTSB investigation

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