- Date
- March 12, 1966
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N161QDouglas A-26B
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0167 66/3/12 PHOENIX ARIZ DOUGLAS A-26B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44, TIME - 2003 N161Q PX- 0 1 0 CORP/EXEC UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PWR PLT-INFLIGHT FUEL FIRE NO.2 ENG-CAUSE UNKNOWN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FIRST FLIGHT SINCE NO.2 ENGINE CHANGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N161Q
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
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