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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 95 · Camp Angelus, CA · June 7, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 7, 1964
Place
Camp Angelus, CA · CAMP ANGELUS, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2055CBeechcraft 95
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184997

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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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2-0009   64/6/7  NR.CAMP ANGELUS CALI  BEECHCRAFT 95       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5400
        TIME - 1400                    N2055C              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT ON RADAR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2055C
Reported as
Beechcraft 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.