DEN71FXT03

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-33 · Salt Lake City, UT · July 25, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1970
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N862RBeech 35-33
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191817

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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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3-3508  70/7/25    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 305
        TIME - 1009                    N862R               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CTY MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           JACKSON,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PARTIAL DISINTEGRATION,NR1 PISTON.DEEP SCORING,NR1 CYL.

Aircraft

Registration
N862R
Reported as
Beech 35-33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake Cty Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.