- Date
- October 6, 1975
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6598RBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751006032469A
- Case key
- 150659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2992 75/10/6 PASO ROBLES,CA BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 200 TIME - 1105 N6598R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ATTMPTD TO FLY UNDER PWR LINES ABOVE RESERVOIR. ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6598R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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