OAK70D0092

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Stockton, CA · August 13, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1969
Place
Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1249ZBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162813

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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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3-3542  69/8/13    STOCKTON,CALIF      BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1071
        TIME - 0929                    N1249Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              STOCKTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN FLT.BOTH GEN SWITCHES FOUND OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N1249Z
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stockton Metro

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.