- Date
- December 12, 1970
- Place
- Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3077VBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2090 70/12/12 CRYSTAL RIVER,FLA BEECH 35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1084 TIME - 1927 N3077V PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 309 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL RIVER,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- ALCOHOL CONTENT,CEREBROSPINAL FLUID 0.31GM PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3077V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal River
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