OAK71AP004

NTSB accident investigation · Beech P-35 · S.Lke Tahoe, CA · July 22, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 22, 1970
Place
S.Lke Tahoe, CA · S.LKE TAHOE, CA
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1536SBeech P-35
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114143

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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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3-2821  70/7/22    S.LKE TAHOE,CALIF   BEECH P-35          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 116
        TIME - 1035                    N1536S              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          S.LKE TAHOE,CALIF           POCOMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      74
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN ATMTD TO REVERSE COURSE.D/A APRX 8300FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1536S
Reported as
Beech P-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lake Tahoe

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.