- Date
- December 1, 1973
- Place
- Plain City, UT · PLAIN CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8512ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731201038779A
- Case key
- 187641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 73/12/1 PLAIN CITY,UT BEECH A35 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 498 TIME - 1430 N8512A PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OGDEN,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT CHECK PILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THROW-OVER YOKE.SIM ENG FAIL LO ALT.INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR CHK PLT TO TAKE CONTROL.GUSTS TO 35KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8512A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.