- Date
- July 1, 1970
- Place
- Basalt, CO · BASALT, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8897ABeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2802 70/7/1 BASALT,COLO BEECH B35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 595 TIME - 1210 N8897A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLO.SPRINGS,COLO GRAND JUNCTION,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PUMP LINER ERRODED. ALUMINUM PARTICLES FOUND IN RELIEF VALVE AREA.LND UNDER PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8897A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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