- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Moon Valley, AZ · MOON VALLEY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4263BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1814 71/9/4 MOON VALLEY,ARIZ BEECH F35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0254 N4263B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 49, 23340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BULLHEAD CITY,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. LND IN DESERT WASH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4263B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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