- Date
- July 14, 1970
- Place
- Alvord, TX · ALVORD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5331KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3020 70/7/14 ALVORD,TEX NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3870 TIME - 1150 N5331K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,COLO DALLAS,TEX DECATUR,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT CKD R TANK ONLY ON PRE-FLT. NO FUEL FOUND IN SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5331K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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