- Date
- October 4, 1970
- Place
- Calif Vally, CA · CALIF VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1876DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3902 70/10/4 CALIF VALLY,CALIF BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2200 TIME - 0840 N1876D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIFORNIA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF CALIF VALLY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- PWR LINES LCTD APCH END RWY 16.LDG INTO MORNING SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1876D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- California Valley
N1876DRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2016 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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.