- Date
- November 6, 1971
- Place
- Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10JRBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4132 71/11/6 MARFA,TEX BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1540 N10JR PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 37, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARFA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERLINGUA,TEX MARFA,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL NOT CHECKED PRIOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10JR
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marfa
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