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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1988 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95 Travel Air |
| Owner/operator: | California In Nice |
| Registration: | N663Q |
| MSN: | TD-228 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2626 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milpitis, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA (LVK) |
| San Jose, CA (RHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT THE ATP, WHO WORKED AS A CFI, DESCENDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED & COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT ABOUT A 60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN & WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE COLLISION OCCURRED 6 MI FROM THE PLT'S DESTINATION ARPT. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF ANY AIRFRAME OR ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. CAUSE: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING A MANEUVER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27265
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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