- Date
- October 6, 1970
- Place
- Evanston, WY · EVANSTON, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8817ABeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1633 70/10/6 EVANSTON,WYO BEECH B35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1340 N8817A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 55, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 144 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,CALIF GRAND ISLAND,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CONT INTO ICING COND.LOST CTL.ACFT NOT DE-ICER EQUIPPED.FSS WEA BRIEF PLT ABOUT 18 HRS BEFORE DEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8817A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8817ARegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2015 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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