- Date
- June 8, 1975
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2965VBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750608013009A
- Case key
- 148792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1411 75/6/8 NR.ELKO,NV BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 285 TIME - 0945 N2965V PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,NV ELKO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- LOW PASS AT 200FT AGL. DENSITY ALT ABT 9300FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2965V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jack Creek
N2965VRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.