- Date
- December 6, 1969
- Place
- Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5092CBeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3396 69/12/6 TUCUMCARI,N MEX BEECH B35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 5450 TIME - 1155 N5092C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3850 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARB INLET SCREEN,POPPET VALVE PORT PLUGGED WITH FIBROUS MATERIAL,SAME USED IN FUEL CELL FABRIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5092C
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tucumcari
N5092CRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2008 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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