- Date
- September 22, 1968
- Place
- White Sands, NM · WHITE SANDS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6843CBeech A45
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108319
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3222 68/9/22 WHITE SANDS,N MEX BEECH A45 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 77 TOTAL TIME - 0911 N6843C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WOODRUFF KEY SECURING PRESS PUMP DRIVE GR TO SHAFT FAILED. PROP SEPARATED. PLT LANDED IN DESERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6843C
- Reported as
- Beech A45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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