- Date
- December 23, 1979
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6DMBeech B95A
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791223042719A
- Case key
- 132075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3700 79/12/23 ROCK SPRINGS,WY BEECH B95A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 236 TIME - 1830 N6DM PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SWEETWATER CO. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK SPRINGS,WY TORRINGTON,WY. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TKOF WO ENG TURBOS ENGAGED.RWY ELEV 6747FT.PLT RPRTD PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR IN BOTH ENGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6DM
- Reported as
- Beech B95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sweetwater Co.
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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