- Date
- June 16, 1969
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA · LEE VINING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3731NBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1666 69/6/16 LEE VINING,CALIF BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 221 TIME - 1130 N3731N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PLT EXPERIENCED A TURBULENCE UPSET.DURING RECOVERY DID NOT REDUCE POWER,BOTH WINGS DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3731N
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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