- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20753Beech D-17S
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4480 70/12/23 PHOENIX,ARIZ BEECH D-17S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3784 TIME - 1700 N20753 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH CALIF PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20753
- Reported as
- Beech D-17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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