- Date
- September 8, 1978
- Place
- Big Sur, CA · BIG SUR, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23994Beech C-24R
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780908035179A
- Case key
- 139758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2904 78/9/8 NR.BIG SUR,CA BEECH C-24R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 200 TIME - 1835 N23994 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SALINAS,CA LOCAL CARMEL VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED ON SIDE OF BOX CANYON NEAR MOUNTAINOUS RIDGE LINE. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .07%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23994
- Reported as
- Beech C-24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.