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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech D55 · Napa, CA · April 3, 1982

Date
April 3, 1982 · 11:22 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N792BR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA124
Reported as
Beech D55
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,853 total235 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost right engine on liftoff near VMC. Lost directional control. Aborted. Fuel leak at end of fuel control shaft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON LIFTOFF NEAR VMC. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ABORTED. FUEL LEAK AT END OF FUEL CONTROL SHAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.