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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 95-A55 · Fresno, CA · June 7, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 7, 1964
Place
Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N1763GBeechcraft 95-A55
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183690

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0698   64/6/7  NR.FRESNO CALIF       BEECHCRAFT 95-A55   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 280
        TIME - 0805                    N1763G              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           64                                                      320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1763G
Reported as
Beechcraft 95-A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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