- Date
- June 28, 1972
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6988QBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0943 72/6/28 BURBANK,CALIF BEECH B23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 261 TIME - 1448 N6988Q PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED-BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF SAN JUAN CAPISTR,CAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR IMPROPERLY SET. LOST CTL IN 90 DEG L TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6988Q
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lockheed-Burbank
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