- Date
- February 5, 1968
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4733JBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0210 68/2/5 MILWAUKEE,WIS BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2023 N4733J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 1528 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN.MITCHELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL BEFORE FLT. FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS WHEN ENG QUIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4733J
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gen.Mitchell
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