Beechcraft 35-B33 N4618R
8 October 1972 · Beaumont, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1972 at about 20:21 local time, a Beechcraft 35-B33 registered N4618R, operated by Western Skyway, was involved in an accident during in flight near Beaumont, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaumont, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35-B33
- Registration
- N4618R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Skyway
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Phoenix, Ariz → Long Beach, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4086
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
OPERATOR TOLD PLT NOT TO RET IF IFR COND.WEA BRIEF ADVSD PLT VFR FOR PART OF FLT ONLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | Delta, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | San Andreas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1972 | Beechcraft 35P | Vancouver, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 35-C33 | Star Prairie, Wisconsin, United States | SAC 1 | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | Port Mahon, Delaware, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |