- Date
- February 19, 1977
- Place
- Mc Allen, TX · MC ALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N762DBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770219005509A
- Case key
- 157679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0470 77/2/19 MC ALLEN,TX BEECH D18S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1047 N762D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 13258 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2002 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTERNATNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MC ALLEN,TX LAREDO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT LAST REFUELED ON 10/21/76 AND PARKED OUTSIDE. NO WITNESSES OBSERVED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N762D
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miller Internatnl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N762D · 1
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