- Date
- November 25, 1981
- Place
- Lake Havasu, AZ · LAKE HAVASU, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12LJBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811125075769A
- Case key
- 123514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3001 81/11/25 LAKE HAVASU,AZ BEECH J35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 4690 TIME - 1745 N12LJ PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HAVASU CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LAKE HAVASU,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- OVER WATER APPROACH.DUSK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12LJ
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lake Havasu City
N12LJRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2009 · Beech J35Airframe modelBeech J35Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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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.