- Date
- February 20, 1965
- Place
- Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8421ABeechcraft 35A
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0197 65/2/20 NR.IMPERIAL CALIF BEECHCRAFT 35A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 200 TIME - 1915 N8421A PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED DETERMINATION OF THE ORIGIN OF THE IN-FLIGHT FIRE .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8421A
- Reported as
- Beechcraft 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Imperial County
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