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NTSB accident investigation · Beech C50 · Kemmerer, WY · July 31, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 31, 1970
Place
Kemmerer, WY · KEMMERER, WY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7704Beech C50
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112845

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1472  70/7/31  NR.KEMMERER,WYO       BEECH C50           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1264
        TIME - 0640                    N7704               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WYO                  LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- STRUCK MNTN SLOPE IN VFR CONDITIONS.PLT HADNT SLEPT THE NITE PRIOR TO FLT.RECOVERY DATE 8/2/70.

Aircraft

Registration
N7704
Reported as
Beech C50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.