- Date
- March 9, 1982, 15:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Taft, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7266RBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820309002979A
- Case key
- 72778
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - electrical towerFactor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Loss of engine power
Miscellaneous - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Landing gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The aircraft made contact with an antenna during a low pass over a job site. The windshield shattered and the engine stalled forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7266R
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D9718
- Airframe hours
- 955
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary Elliott (Elliott Construc
- Registered owner
- Elliott Construction, Inc.
- Departed
- Taft, CA
- Destination
- Taft, CA
- Airport
- Taft Airport
N7266RRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Beech V35BAirframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 751 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.