FTW75DPD38

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B19 · Abilene, TX · April 29, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1975
Place
Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6551RBeech B19
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750429009759A
Case key
148525

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0991  75/4/29    ABILENE,TX          BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N6551R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 349 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- DSCND TOO LOW ON SIM EMERG LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6551R
Reported as
Beech B19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.