- Date
- January 14, 1980
- Place
- Mcalester, OK · MCALESTER, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N620VBeech 35-33
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800114005289A
- Case key
- 131898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0336 80/1/14 MCALESTER,OK BEECH 35-33 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 826 TIME - 1812 N620V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 811 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCALESTER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TX TULSA,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO 5 CYL,ROCKER BOX CVR LOOSE.PLT CONT DESTN WHEN OIL FUMES CLRD.LAST MAINT ROCKER BOX COVER UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N620V
- Reported as
- Beech 35-33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcalester Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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