LAX78FUQ06

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-A33 · Carpenteria, CA · December 14, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1977
Place
Carpenteria, CA · CARPENTERIA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N418TBeech 35-A33
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771214039139A
Case key
143851

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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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3-4058  77/12/14   CARPENTERIA,CA      BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 339
        TIME - 0915                    N418T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN MOBILE HOME PARK.

Aircraft

Registration
N418T
Reported as
Beech 35-A33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.