- Date
- March 29, 1968
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8709ABeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4532 68/3/29 SAN JOSE,CALIF BEECH 35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1336 N8709A PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 1787 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP TURN BACK TO ARPT.OPEN FIELDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ACFT TO MAKE LANDING OFF APT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8709A
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reid-Hillview
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