- Date
- March 21, 1976
- Place
- Mexia, TX · MEXIA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3451BBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760321006519A
- Case key
- 153201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0509 76/3/21 MEXIA,TX BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4830 TIME - 1650 N3451B PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIMESTONE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,AR MEXIA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LND ON SOD AT EDGE OF RNWY.ENG MALF,GEAR MALF.SLIDE TUBES MAIN RET EXT SYS BKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3451B
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Limestone County
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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.