- Date
- January 1, 1967
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5658DBeech D50B
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0049 67/1/1 GALLUP N MEX BEECH D50B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 15000 TIME - 0830 N5658D PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- NO.2 CYLINDER LFT ENG CRACKED. PLT TOOK OFF 14 MPH BELOW MINIMUM SINGLE-ENG.CONTROL SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5658D
- Reported as
- Beech D50B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Senator Clarke
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