- Date
- February 10, 1978
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3783NBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780210004799A
- Case key
- 158621
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0332 78/2/10 NR.NAPA,CA BEECH 35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N3783N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 49, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CA SACRAMENTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- LEFT WING DISINTEGRATED IN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3783N
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3783NRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2009 · 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.