- Date
- October 16, 1968
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5785KBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4604 68/10/16 LAS CRUCES,N MEX BEECH S35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2114 TIME - 1235 N5785K PX- 1 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2014 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LO PASS TO PHOTOGRAPH CO LAND DEVELOPMENT.GR DWN,FLAPS UP.AREA SUITABLE FOR EMERG LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5785K
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5785KRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Beech S35Airframe modelBeech S35Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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