- Date
- February 21, 1973
- Place
- Adaven, NV · ADAVEN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N686DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730221007039A
- Case key
- 170260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0714 73/2/21 NR.ADAVEN,NEV BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, UNK/NR TIME - 1830 N686D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 559 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,CALIF LOVELOCK,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 11000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- BOTH BLADES,PLTS WINDOW SEPD DRG HI-SPEED SPIN FRM 13,500FT(NO OXYGEN).RCVRD 2/22/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N686D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N686DRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 2012 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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