FTW79FA089

NTSB accident investigation · Beech V35B · Pampa, TX · June 23, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 23, 1979
Place
Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2028PBeech V35B
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790623022919A
Case key
135322

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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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3-1949  79/6/23  NR.PAMPA,TX           BEECH V35B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 500
        TIME - 1214                    N2028P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PAMPA,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TWO TABLESPOONS WATER DRAINED FROM BOOST PUMP LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N2028P
Reported as
Beech V35B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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