- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Bealton, VA · BEALTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N631WBBeechy Pusher
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2481 71/6/27 BEALTON,VA BEECHY PUSHER CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N631WB PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 51, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 310 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEALTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SINGLE MAG BREAKER POINT SPRING FAILED. LNDD IN FLD OF HI CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N631WB
- Reported as
- Beechy Pusher
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flying Circus