ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295678
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| Date: | Thursday 19 June 2003 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft S35 |
| Owner/operator: | Adolph Zwick |
| Registration: | N5828S |
| MSN: | D7727 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6169 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weed, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mansfield-Lahm Municipal Airport, OH (MFD/KMFD) |
| Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA (FUL/KFUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted trees while in cruise flight, and then landed uneventfully. The pilot said that during cruise flight he was distracted and looked down. When he looked up, he was in the clouds. He heard a loud "thump or bang" and immediately entered a climb. The pilot then made a planned fuel stop and discovered that the right wing leading edge was crushed, the bottom of the right wing was punctured, and the leading edge of the right stabilizer was slightly crushed. Post accident examination revealed crushing along the leading edges of the right wing and right ruddervator. A reddish brown coloration was present at the crush points. Portions of organic material, similar to trees or brush, were found lodged within the crush folds in the right wing. The METAR observations for an airport 15 miles north of the reported collision point were noting clear skies and unrestricted visibilities for 2 hours before and after the reported time of the event.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object clearance altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA210
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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