Accident Beechcraft P35 Bonanza N1578S, Friday 18 January 1974
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Date:Friday 18 January 1974
Time:17:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft P35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:Compton Truck
Registration: N1578S
MSN: D-6998
Year of manufacture:1962
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Gilroy, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Hollister, CA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
flew into steep canyon slope at nite. Recovery date 1/22/74.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: OAK74AP034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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