- Date
- December 9, 1971
- Place
- Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N252QBeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3981 71/12/9 OKLA.CITY,OKLA BEECH 65-80 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 14000 TIME - 1453 N252Q PX- 6 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLA.CITY,OKLA SHREVEPORT,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 550 LBS.L ENG NR 5 CONROD CAP FAILED.PLT FEATH L PROP,TURNED INTO DEAD ENG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N252Q
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Will Rogers
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