- Date
- October 1, 1966
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55FBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0814 66/10/1 SALINAS CALIF BEECH 35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 194 TIME - 1311 N55F PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RIGHT CABIN DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF.PLT SAID WOULD RETN LAND.PILOT PHY IMPAIRMENT LOSS OF RIGHT EYE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55F
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salinas Municipal
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