19831227063329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech P35BEECH · Mckittrick, CA · December 27, 1983

Date: December 27, 1983 · 11:34 local
Place: Mckittrick, CA
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N258C
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84FA116
Reported as: Beech P35BEECH
Reported engine: Continental IO470N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 485 total30 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Near vertical rotational impact. Moderate icing and severe turbulence in area. Witness observed aircraft in a spin.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL ROTATIONAL IMPACT. MODERATE ICING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. WITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN A 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.

NTSB LAX84FA116Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMckittrick, CAAfter departing on an IFR x-country flt, the acft was climbing from 7000 to 11,000 ft, when the plt was asked (at 1126) to increasing her rate of climb because of other traffic. At 1926:13, she was asked to say her alt & she said she was at 9500 ft. at…Dec 27, 1983 · Destroyed