- Date
- September 19, 1969
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6093EBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158879
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2704 69/9/19 VAN NUYS,CALIF BEECH K35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2450 TIME - 2153 N6093E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL AIR,CALIF SAN FERNANDO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 64 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIDESPREAD LOW CEILING.RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE ON VECTOR TO ILS APCH.STRUCK P LINES,2 CARS,GARAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6093E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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