LAX66A0086

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Z · May 8, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 8, 1966
Place
Z · Z, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3918NBeech 35
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172498

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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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2-1088   66/5/8    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3918N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT MISSING ENROUTE NAPA TO VAN NUYS CALIF.DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEXES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3918N
Reported as
Beech 35
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.