- Date
- September 20, 1970
- Place
- Salida, CO · SALIDA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N309ZBeech 35-A33
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1795 70/9/20 SALIDA,COLO BEECH 35-A33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2600 TIME - 0600 N309Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1429 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIDA,COLO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEVERE GALLING OF THRUST PLATE P/NCRA7438 AND SHAFT P/NCRA7791,CAUSED FUEL PUMP PN6260623R TO FAIL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N309Z
- Reported as
- Beech 35-A33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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