DEN67D0252

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H18 · Colorado Spg, CO · March 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 29, 1967
Place
Colorado Spg, CO · COLORADO SPG, CO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N952Beech H18
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117422

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1039  67/3/29    COLORADO SPG COLO   BEECH H18           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1652                    N952                PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 43, 11500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- VANES SPACER WORE HOLE IN FUEL PUMP HOUSING.ENG RESTARTED AND KEPT RUNNING BY USING BOOST PUMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N952
Reported as
Beech H18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peterson Field