- Date
- February 26, 1974
- Place
- Medford, WI · MEDFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1297ZBeech N35
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740226005419A
- Case key
- 186925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0357 74/2/26 MEDFORD,WIS BEECH N35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 496 TIME - 1300 N1297Z PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL BOOST SWITCH IN"ON"PSN.BOOST PUMP TO BE USED FOR START & EMERGENCY ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1297Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Medford
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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.
Other investigations on N1297Z · 2
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