- Date
- August 31, 1970
- Place
- Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N899ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1225 70/8/31 GEORGETOWN,CALIF BEECH A35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 56, TIME - 0650 N899A PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 980 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,CALIF LAKE TAHOE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT TOTAL TIME AS OF 6/22/64. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 147 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N899A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Georgetown
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