- Date
- February 22, 1970
- Place
- Mesquite, NV · MESQUITE, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5974SBeech BE23
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 70/2/22 MESQUITE,NEV BEECH BE23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 140 TIME - 0700 N5974S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- MAIN GR HIT MESQUITE TREE.PRECAUTIONARY LNDG MADE DAY BFR ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5974S
- Reported as
- Beech BE23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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