- Date
- November 28, 1972
- Place
- Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5552VBeech C18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3943 72/11/28 SEARCHLIGHT,NEV BEECH C18S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0505 N5552V PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS 36, 5700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCHLIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN LUIS,MEX SEARCHLIGHT,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA. HIT PWR LINE TWR 125 FT AGL ABOUT 2.5 MILES FROM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5552V
- Reported as
- Beech C18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Searchlight