Plane Crash List

Beechcraft 23 N2391Z

18 May 1971 · Petaluma, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 18 May 1971 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2391Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Petaluma, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Petaluma, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft 23
Registration
N2391Z
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Santa Rosa, Calif → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2117

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

I/P UN RECALL CIRCUMSTANCES AFTR GLIDE ESTABLISHED, STATED NO ENG OR MECH FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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