- Date
- August 9, 1970
- Place
- Huntngton B, CA · HUNTNGTON B, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N985QBeech P35
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 70/8/9 HUNTNGTON B,CALIF BEECH P35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 313 TIME - 1855 N985Q PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL MONTE,CALIF HUNTNGTON B,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT WIRES ABT 40FT AGL APRX 665FT FROM DISPLACED RWY THRESHOLD. LNDD WITHOUT FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N985Q
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadowlark
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