- Date
- July 17, 1978
- Place
- Sulphur Spring, TX · SULPHUR SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N333FWBeech A65
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780717042989A
- Case key
- 140395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4214 78/7/17 SULPHUR SPRING,TX BEECH A65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N333FW PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 32, 6150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1173 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,AR FORT WORTH,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- AD 72-18-08 REQUIRED INSP OF HOSES WHERE FIRE ORIGINATED HOWEVER N333FW'S S/N HOSES NOT INCLUDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333FW
- Reported as
- Beech A65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N333FWRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2011 · Beech A65Airframe modelBeech A65Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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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.