LAX73FUJ41

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Wh.Mtn Lake, AZ · November 18, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 18, 1972
Place
Wh.Mtn Lake, AZ · WH.MTN LAKE, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5299CBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168653

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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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3-1364  72/11/18   WH.MTN LAKE,ARIZ    BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3000
        TIME - 1445                    N5299C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW ALT TURN TO LND ON ROAD. NARCOTICS ABD.

Aircraft

Registration
N5299C
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.