Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron N140S, Thursday 28 May 1981
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Date:Thursday 28 May 1981
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:Shanair Inc.
Registration: N140S
MSN: TH-1039
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:off Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Visalia, CA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
aft 3rd pass,pulled up,bgn slow roll,nose dropped during last part of roll,hit wtr.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX81FA092
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
09-Jul-2023 03:05 Ron Averes Updated

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