- Date
- October 15, 1978
- Place
- Newport, AR · NEWPORT, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7221BBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781015032529A
- Case key
- 138983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2928 78/10/15 NEWPORT,AR BEECH J35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 595 TIME - 1215 N7221B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TX EVANSVILLE,IN NEWPORT,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TKOF W FUEL SEL ON R MAIN.TIP TANKS HAD 5GAL EACH,R MAIN HAD 1GAL.FAILED TO TURN ELEC FUEL PUMP ON
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7221B
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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