- Date
- August 27, 1971
- Place
- Alief, TX · ALIEF, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N870TBeech P35
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1886 71/8/27 ALIEF,TEX BEECH P35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 825 TIME - 0830 N870T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL FILTER HOUSING CVR BULGED AND PART OUT FROM CLAMP.FILTER ELEMENT INSTLD UPSIDE DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N870T
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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