- Date
- October 23, 1976
- Place
- Lower Lake, CA · LOWER LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8797ABeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3419 76/10/23 LOWER LAKE,CA BEECH B35 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1500 TIME - 1128 N8797A PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARCE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOWER LAKE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CHECK PILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR GIVING BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW IN ACFT WITH THROW OVER CTL WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8797A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pearce Field
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