ATL82FA025

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 24R · Greenville, SC · December 20, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 20, 1981
Place
Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
Injuries
1 fatal, 4 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2517WBeech 24R
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811220078609A
Case key
122745

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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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3-3665  81/12/20   GREENVILLE,SC       BEECH 24R           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 181
        TIME - 1600                    N2517W              PX-  1  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2517W
Reported as
Beech 24R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Downtown

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.