- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5983CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163632
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4300 71/7/6 CROWN POINT,IND BEECH C35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 234 TIME - 0240 N5983C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROWN POINT,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT GRND WIRE OF PWR LINES ABOUT 100 FT AGL AT NITE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 73 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5983C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rla
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