- Date
- August 22, 1977
- Place
- Catalina Is, CA · CATALINA IS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N979SBBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770822035749A
- Case key
- 145428
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 77/8/22 CATALINA IS,CA BEECH E18S CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2106 N979SB PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 37, 2460 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CATALINA IS,CA LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT,CARBON MONOXIDE 45%,COPILOT 16.8%.CABIN HEATER,CRACKS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N979SB
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Catalina
N979SBRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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