19790504008919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35-C33 · Lordsburg, NM · May 4, 1979

Date
May 4, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place
Lordsburg, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5494U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FQD07
Reported as
Beech 35C33
Reported engine
Continental IO470K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,173 total279 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine failed after takeoff. Found fuel pressure line to the fuel control assembly had come loose.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND FUEL PRESSURE LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE.

NTSB investigation

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