- Date
- September 3, 1979
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3712NBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790903023449A
- Case key
- 134012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2290 79/9/3 DETROIT,MI BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2015 N3712N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 44, 9648 TOTAL HOURS, 22 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELYRIA,OH SALEM,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AN 816-4D NIPPLE USED TO SUPPORT PRIMER SOLENOID VALVE FAILED-THREADED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3712N
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3712NRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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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.