- Date
- August 27, 1975
- Place
- Herlong, CA · HERLONG, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4546DBeech G35
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750827028349A
- Case key
- 150819
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2769 75/8/27 HERLONG,CA BEECH G35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 70, 4105 TIME - 1145 N4546D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3616 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNEMUCCA,NV HERLONG,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K. DRIFTED TO L OF RWY DRG FLARE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4546D
- Reported as
- Beech G35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Herlong
N4546DRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Beech G35Airframe modelBeech G35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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Other investigations on N4546D · 1
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