- Date
- December 18, 1976
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5458DBeech H-35
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761218042439A
- Case key
- 156619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3922 76/12/18 VACAVILLE,CA BEECH H-35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 181 TIME - 1410 N5458D PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THROW OVER CONTROL WHEEL IN AN INOPERABLE POSITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5458D
- Reported as
- Beech H-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nut Tree
N5458DRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 1977 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 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.