- Date
- July 19, 1970
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N279SCBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0012 70/7/19 NR.ROCKFORD,ILL BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1745 N279SC PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 55, 13800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 605 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHILADELPHIA,PA ROCKFORD,ILL WILMINGTON,DEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL NOT CKD PRIOR TKOF.R MAIN TNK INDICATOR INACCURATE. LNDD IN SOY BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N279SC
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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