OAK66A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B35 · Lone Pine, CA · September 11, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1965
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5107CBeechcraft B35
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175836

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0842  65/9/11  NR.LONE PINE CALIF    BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 7213
        TIME - 0832                    N5107C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPLETON MEADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N5107C
Reported as
Beechcraft B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Templeton Meado

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.