- Date
- September 6, 1979
- Place
- El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3219CBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790906028139A
- Case key
- 133889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1456 79/9/6 EL MONTE,CA BEECH F35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 631 TIME - 1230 N3219C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL MONTE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- PROP GOV CNTL ARM IMPRPRLY SECURD TO GOV SHAFT AND BECAME DISCONNECTED.ACFT RAN INTO DITCH ON OVRN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3219C
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Monte
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3219C · 1
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