- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8964MBeech 35-B33
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2812 71/7/5 TORRANCE,CALIF BEECH 35-B33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 902 TIME - 0833 N8964M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- TACH CABLE CAUGHT IN DEFORMED HOUSING,CAUSED RPM SURGE.PLT THOUGHT RUNAWAY PROP,RTND LNDD GR UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8964M
- Reported as
- Beech 35-B33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance
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