- Date
- December 23, 1972
- Place
- Middletown, CA · MIDDLETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5937CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3624 72/12/23 MIDDLETOWN,CALIF BEECH C35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 100 TIME - 1505 N5937C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAYWARD,CALIF MIDDLETOWN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT BUZZED HIS HOUSE,HIT TREE 60 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5937C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pierce
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