- Date
- October 26, 1981
- Place
- Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N114KBeech E90
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19811026069409A
- Case key
- 79394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3645 81/10/26 MINERAL WELLS,TX BEECH E90 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1431 N114K PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 43, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINERAL WELLS,TX SHREVEPORT,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRE INTRGRNLR STRS COR CRKG FD ON L WG LWR ATHMT BOLT. LACK OF CO OR FAA REQMT FOR ADQ INSP PROCS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N114K
- Reported as
- Beech E90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mineral Wells
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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.