- Date
- June 26, 1973
- Place
- Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4023ABeech V35B
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730626020009A
- Case key
- 190184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1783 73/6/26 SMITHFIELD,TEX BEECH V35B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0930 N4023A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 64, 28000 TOTAL HOURS, 24 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMITHFIELD,TEX AMARILLO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SEL VALVE ON L TANK FOR T/O 6 GAL IN TANK.AD 72-11-2 FUEL SYS PLACARD 13GAL FOR T/O NOT C/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4023A
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mangham
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.