LAX68A0109

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A35 · Borrego, CA · June 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1968
Place
Borrego, CA · BORREGO, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N677BBeech A35
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109901

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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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3-2047  68/6/22    BORREGO,CALIF       BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 430
        TIME - 1945                    N677B               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LAND ON RNWY. LANDED ON DESERT ROAD,DAMAGED WING AND GEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N677B
Reported as
Beech A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Borrego Spgs

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.