- Date
- February 15, 1976
- Place
- Crestline, CA · CRESTLINE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5088BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760215007629A
- Case key
- 152728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0474 76/2/15 CRESTLINE,CA BEECH F35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1219 TIME - 1220 N5088B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 859 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CA ONTARIO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MTNS OBSCURED.FLT TO CK VOR REC REPTD INOP PRIOR DAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5088B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5088BRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Beech F35Airframe modelBeech F35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5088B · 1
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