- Date
- October 3, 1969
- Place
- Azusa, CA · AZUSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5434DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3783 69/10/3 AZUSA,CALIF BEECH H35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 79, 2330 TIME - 1702 N5434D PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 940 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA VERNE,CALIF BAKERSFIELD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD EMERGE FROM CLOUDS HI SPEED ALMOST INVERTED,LVL OFF ABT 50FT,CLB TO APRX 1500FT,SPIN L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5434D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brackett Field
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Other investigations on N5434D · 2
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