LAX70AL062

NTSB accident investigation · Beech P35 · Brea, CA · March 30, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 30, 1970
Place
Brea, CA · BREA, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8698MBeech P35
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
130900

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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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3-2813  70/3/30    BREA,CALIF          BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N8698M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  62, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE WHEN AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8698M
Reported as
Beech P35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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