FTW72FPA13

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A35 · Dallas, TX · January 19, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1972
Place
Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N785BBeech A35
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165589

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0930  72/1/19    DALLAS,TEX          BEECH A35           CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1901                    N785B               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2555 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,TEX               DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- STALL WAS INDUCED BY EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING DURG ATMT TO ALIGN ACFT W RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N785B
Reported as
Beech A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Love Fld

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.