- Date
- December 29, 1972
- Place
- Kent, TX · KENT, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9867Beech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1580 72/12/29 KENT,TEX BEECH 65-80 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1645 N9867 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 58, 28000 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J.D.RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX KENT,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT APPARENTLY TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH. WAS IN CLEAN CONFIGURATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9867
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- J.D.Ranch Strip
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