- Date
- February 4, 1972
- Place
- Battle Mntn, NV · BATTLE MNTN, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8933UBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2463 72/2/4 BATTLE MNTN,NEV BEECH S35 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 30000 TIME - 1900 N8933U PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 20000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,N MEX BATTLE MNTN,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/7/72.PLT HAD EMPHYSEMA AND ADVANCED ARTERIOSLEROSIS.NO OXYGEN SYS ABD ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8933U
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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