- Date
- June 26, 1978
- Place
- Minerals Wells, TX · MINERALS WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N833QBeech B-50C
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780626015869A
- Case key
- 141283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1538 78/6/26 NR.MINERALS WELLS,TX BEECH B-50C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 326 TIME - 1720 N833Q PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELO PAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX ABILENE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LEFT-HAND GOVERNOR CONTROL ASSY,P/N 40209-1,FAILED UNDER SWAGED SLEEVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N833Q
- Reported as
- Beech B-50C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helo Pad
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N833Q · 1
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