- Date
- July 3, 1970
- Place
- Hale Center, TX · HALE CENTER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N501BBeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2881 70/7/3 HALE CENTER,TEX BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 220 TIME - 1214 N501B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,TEX LUBBOCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. PLTS FIRST TIME WITH OLD TYPE SELECTOR HANDLE. HIT PHONE WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501B
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N501BRegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2010 · Beech A35Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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