LAX68A0083

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-B33 · Fullerton, CA · March 3, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 3, 1968
Place
Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8966MBeech 35-B33
Status
Completed · report November 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111553

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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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3-3352   68/3/3    FULLERTON,CALIF     BEECH 35-B33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1585
        TIME - 1658                    N8966M              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8966M
Reported as
Beech 35-B33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fullerton

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.