- Date
- May 18, 1971
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2391ZBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2117 71/5/18 PETALUMA,CALIF BEECH 23 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N2391Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1088 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- I/P UN RECALL CIRCUMSTANCES AFTR GLIDE ESTABLISHED,STATED NO ENG OR MECH FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2391Z
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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