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Beechcraft 35 N8709A

29 March 1968 · San Jose, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 29 March 1968 at about 13:36 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N8709A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Jose, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:36
Classification
Accident
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Nearest airport
Reid-Hillview
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft 35
Registration
N8709A
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4532

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STALLED DURING STEEP TURN BACK TO ARPT.OPEN FIELDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ACFT TO MAKE LANDING OFF APT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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