- Date
- April 11, 1980
- Place
- Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95ABeech J50
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800411009239A
- Case key
- 136377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1767 80/4/11 COLUMBUS,IN BEECH J50 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 3300 TIME - 1320 N95A PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKALAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,IN CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R ENG FUEL FLOW INJ ADJUSTED TOO LEAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95A
- Reported as
- Beech J50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bakalar
N95ARegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Beech J50Airframe modelBeech J50Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N95A · 1
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