ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364188
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| Date: | Friday 6 December 1991 |
| Time: | 17:12 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3323V |
| MSN: | D-784 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4987 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-185-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Klamath Falls, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward, CA (KHWD) |
| Sunriver, OR (S21) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRLANES GENERATOR QUIT. THE PILOT OPTED TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT WHERE HE WAS DIRECTED TO FLY THE DME ARC FOR LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE ARC FOR A SHORT TIME THEN TURNED INBOUND BEFORE INTERCEPTING THE PUBLISHED RADIAL INBOUND. THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE TO THE AIRPORT AND EVENTUALLY REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC THAT HE WAS LOSING HIS RADIOS AND HIS BATTERY WAS GOING DEAD. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESCEND OFF OF THE PUBLISHED PROCEDURES AND COLLIDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE GENERATOR FAILURE, OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES WITH EQUIPMENT, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92LA027
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 12:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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