- Date
- November 7, 1972
- Place
- Santa Ynez, CA · SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7953MBeech 35C33A
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4082 72/11/7 NR.SANTA YNEZ,CALIF BEECH 35C33A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1294 TIME - 1817 N7953M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CALIF SANTA YNEZ,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING IFR DESCENT.PLT HAD LITTLE RECENT ACTUAL WEA FLT.STROBE LTS FOUND IN ON POS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7953M
- Reported as
- Beech 35C33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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