- Date
- July 8, 1968
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8450ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3180 68/7/8 PHOENIX,ARIZ BEECH A35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1500 TIME - 0802 N8450A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LNDG BEHIND LARGE JET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8450A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phoenix
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