- Date
- April 29, 1978
- Place
- Audubon, IA · AUDUBON, IA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7971KBeech S-35
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780429023209A
- Case key
- 142123
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1847 78/4/29 AUDUBON,IA BEECH S-35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2720 TIME - 1030 N7971K PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2520 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBUQUE,IA SALT LAKE,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7971K
- Reported as
- Beech S-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7971KRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech S35Airframe modelBeech S35Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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