- Date
- January 17, 1971
- Place
- Maxwell, CA · MAXWELL, CA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7827RBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0064 71/1/17 MAXWELL,CALIF BEECH V35A CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N7827R PX- 3 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 420 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF WILLOWS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/18/71.APCH NOT IN ACCORD WITH PUBLISHED PROCEDURE.FOUND-1000FT ELEV,17MI WSW VOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7827R
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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