- Date
- December 27, 1983, 11:34 local (19:34 UTC)
- Place
- Mckittrick, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N258CBeech P35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831227063329A
- Case key
- 23922
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After departing on an IFR x-country flt, the acft was climbing from 7000 to 11,000 ft, when the plt was asked (at 1126) to increasing her rate of climb because of other traffic. At 1926:13, she was asked to say her alt & she said she was at 9500 ft. at 1926:32, the plt was asked if she was climbing to 11,000 ft & she replied 'as fast as possible.' At 1926:21, ATC again asked the plt to report her alt. The only reply was the sound of an intermittent open microphone. Subsequent attempts to establish radio contact were unsuccessful. The last mode c reply was at 1129:27 at 10,200 ft. radar contact was lost 1 min later. Ground witnesses briefly observed the acft at an estimated 800 to 1500 ft AGL. The acft then rolled to the right to an extreme nose low attitude & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N258C
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- O-7068
- Airframe hours
- 4,986
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying Particles, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Berthold W. Weinstein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- LVK · Livermore, CA
- Destination
- IPL · Imperial, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 485 total · 30 in this make and model · 281 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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