- Date
- February 25, 1972
- Place
- Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7956LBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1345 72/2/25 CONCORD,CALIF BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1573 TIME - 1540 N7956L PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS REMARKS- AILERONS SWITCHED DURG REINSTALLATION AFT MAINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7956L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Buchanan Field
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