LAX67D0056

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Window Rock, AZ · August 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1966
Place
Window Rock, AZ · WINDOW ROCK, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5090CBeech 35
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121783

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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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3-3107   66/8/4    WINDOW ROCK ARIZ    BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 545
        TIME - 1915                    N5090C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5090C
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.