Beechcraft P35 N1578S
18 January 1974 · Gilroy, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1974 at about 17:27 local time, a Beechcraft P35 registered N1578S, operated by Compton Truck, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gilroy, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gilroy, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft P35
- Registration
- N1578S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Compton Truck
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Compton, Calif → Hollister, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0107
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
FLEW INTO STEEP CANYON SLOPE AT NITE. RECOVERY DATE 1/22/74.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft P35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Leawood, Kansas, United States | Glen Rice | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Rio Vista, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Luling, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Verne, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 1974 | Beechcraft P35 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Seneca Aviatio | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |