- Date
- April 11, 1973
- Place
- Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N514BBay Avn. Supr V
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730411007469A
- Case key
- 170394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0605 73/4/11 SINTON,TEX BAY AVN. SUPR V CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8000 TIME - 1340 N514B PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SINTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKPORT,TEX SAN ANTONIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOTH MAGS L ENG FAILED.PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP,UN MAINTAIN ALT.LOST CTL AVOIDING PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N514B
- Reported as
- Bay Avn. Supr V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sinton
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.