- Date
- December 17, 1968
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7701RBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4568 68/12/17 MORRISVILLE,NC BEECH D55 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 795 TIME - 0013 N7701R PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT FOLLOW WARNING AS TO A RUNNING TYPE T/O WITH MIN FUEL AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7701R
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham