- Date
- August 27, 1979
- Place
- Elfrida, AZ · ELFRIDA, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7988KBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790827031169A
- Case key
- 133674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2813 79/8/27 ELFRIDA,AZ BEECH S35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 414 TIME - 1500 N7988K PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELFRIDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDALE,AZ ELFRIDA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING REMARKS- UNSECURED FUEL LINE WEDGED BETWEEN THROTTLE VLV ARM & ENG OIL SUMP.UN REDUCE PWR FRM HI-RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7988K
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elfrida
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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