- Date
- May 16, 1980
- Place
- Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N25734Beech 58
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800516016889A
- Case key
- 79393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1355 80/5/16 CASPER,WY BEECH 58 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2250 TIME - 1145 N25734 PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATRONA CO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASPER,WY LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- R WING EXPLODED DRG R ENG START.FOUND VENT TUBE B-NUT DSCNCTD IN R WING,61HRS AFTER AD78-05-06 C/W
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25734
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Natrona Co Intl
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Other investigations on N25734 · 1
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