- Date
- December 11, 1970
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5462SCessna 337B
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2472 70/12/11 HOUSTON,TEX CESSNA 337B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 316 TIME - 1505 N5462S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX KERRVILLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAXI: TO TAKEOFF STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- REAR ENG QUIT BEFORE T/O. PLT INADVERTENTLY ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENG INTERSECTION T/O.UN MAINTAIN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5462S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hobby
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