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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 2105 · Beautmont, TX · March 31, 1984

Date
March 31, 1984 · 19:05 local
Place
Beautmont, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8150Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA180
Reported as
Cessna 2105
Reported engine
Continental IO470S
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
201 total201 in this make and model12 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.

Flew into clouds, lost control. Airframe failure in flight. Turbulence and possibility of being over gross factors.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CLOUDS, LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT. TURBULENCE AND POSSIBILITY OF BEING OVER GROSS FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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