ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3502
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 1980 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Bruce Church.Inc. |
| Registration: | N28DW |
| MSN: | TH-688 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fremont's Peak, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Salinas, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
tpx-42 automated radar eqpt was removed from service and sent to Fresno to determine why the system there was not working.
Per MEDEVAC A/C crew at Fort Ord; Overworked ATC heard a call from other Beech A/C and inadvertently instructed this Beech making missed approach at SNS to "Turn right heading 090...", putting them into Fremont Peak. ATC correction 1/2 minute later was too late to prevent crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
Taken at crash site
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Nov-2009 21:26 | Anon. | Updated |
| 05-Nov-2009 11:12 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2012 14:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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