CHI67F0561

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B95 · Bloomington, IN · January 25, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 25, 1967
Place
Bloomington, IN · BLOOMINGTON, IN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N399ZBeech B95
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119059

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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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2-0026  67/1/25    BLOOMINGTON,IND     BEECH B95           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 7292
        TIME - 2300                    N399Z               PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- L.ENG FUEL SELECTOR OFF.ENG-OUT PROCEDURE INADEQ.OPERATOR DID NOT CHECK PILOTS QUALIFICATIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N399Z
Reported as
Beech B95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Monroe County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.