LAX74FUA13

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Long Beach, CA · November 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1973
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3019VBeech B35
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731122039209A
Case key
187458

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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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3-3950  73/11/22   LONG BEACH,CALIF    BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 342
        TIME - 1000                    N3019V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- WORN MAG SWITCH.PLT HAND-PROPPED ENG.ENG STRTD,ACFT TAXIED INTO FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3019V
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.