LAX68A0111

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Buena Park, CA · June 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 25, 1968
Place
Buena Park, CA · BUENA PARK, CA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8442NBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109987

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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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3-2174  68/6/25    BUENA PARK,CALIF    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1227                    N8442N              PX-  3  0  0  TEST                      36, 8401 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RT ENG FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. ACFT CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N8442N
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
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.