- Date
- July 26, 1975
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3074WBeech A36
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750726024129A
- Case key
- 149427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1909 75/7/26 NR.APPLE VALLEY,CA BEECH A36 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 640 TIME - 2300 N3074W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTINGTON BEACH,CA APPLE VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL IN LOW ALT STEEP TURN. EVIDENCE PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING BFOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3074W
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Apple Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.