- Date
- November 11, 1970
- Place
- El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2040WBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1860 70/11/11 EL MONTE,CALIF BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 6524 TIME - 1812 N2040W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5061 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF SANTA ANA,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 - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 50FT HIGH PWR LINES APPROX 1300FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2040W
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2040WRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2011 · Beech V35Airframe modelBeech V35Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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