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NTSB accident investigation · Volpar BE8-T · Anchorage, AK · October 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1972
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N355VVolpar BE8-T
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169398

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3641   72/10/9   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      VOLPAR BE8-T        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N355V               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 3916 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            164 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              FIN CREEK ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- ENGINE TORCHING.

Aircraft

Registration
N355V
Reported as
Volpar BE8-T
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl