- Date
- February 25, 1968
- Place
- Redondo Bch, CA · REDONDO BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N622LABeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1605 68/2/25 REDONDO BCH,CALIF BEECH K35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1712 N622LA PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1021 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOLDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: DISTRIBUTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 63 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAGNETO POINTS GAPS WERE BEYOND LIMITS.CRASHED IN CITY AREA,DAMAGED HOUSE BY FIRE,AUTO BY IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N622LA
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Torrance
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