- Date
- May 8, 1968
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9018SBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1566 68/5/8 VAN NUYS,CALIF BEECH S35 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0158 N9018S PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 28, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- RT WING STRUCK RWNY IN TURN TO ALIGN ACFT FOR LDG ON TAXIIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9018S
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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Other investigations on N9018S · 1
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