LAX80FA100

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A36 · Los Banos, CA · May 26, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 26, 1980
Place
Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2061SBeech A36
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800526016809A
Case key
130623

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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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3-3726  80/5/26    LOS BANOS,CA        BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 3030
        TIME - 1747                    N2061S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS BANOS,CA                MORGAN HILL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2061S
Reported as
Beech A36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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