- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Place
- Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N20Beech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138968
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0020 78/8/18 PUEBLO,CO BEECH 65-80 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0930 N20 PX- 0 0 1 CHECK 49, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LITTLETON,CO RETURN PUEBLO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- B NUT,P/N AN924-4,ON OUTLET SIDE OF HEATER SOLENOID VALUE OF L ENG 3 TURNS LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Pueblo Memorial