- Date
- July 20, 1974
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N415TBeech B50
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740720027699A
- Case key
- 130097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2540 74/7/20 SALT LAKE CITY,UT BEECH B50 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2555 TIME - 1042 N415T PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT BRYCE CANYON,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- BENDIX PS-5BD CARB HAD SCREWS LOOSE IN IDLE DIAPHRAM SYSTEM.SCREWS TIGHTENED.CARB FLOWED 4% LEAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N415T
- Reported as
- Beech B50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salt Lake Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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