- Date
- June 15, 1974
- Place
- Williamston, NC · WILLIAMSTON, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8726ABeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2702 74/6/15 WILLIAMSTON,NC BEECH B35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41, TIME - 1045 N8726A PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ATMTD TO TURN BACK TO RWY.FUEL PLACARD,NO TKOF WITH LESS THAN 13GAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8726A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harris Field
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