- Date
- March 2, 1981
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7606RBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810302086709A
- Case key
- 136433
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0533 81/3/2 MOBILE,AL BEECH B23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 451 TIME - 1432 N7606R PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL PENSACOLA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT DSNDD RAPIDLY & HIT GND AFTER PLT PULLED NOSE UP & CLRD PWR LN.ACFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7606R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bates
N7606RRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech B23Airframe modelBeech B23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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