LAX79FUG13

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A-36 · San Bernardino, CA · January 15, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1979
Place
San Bernardino, CA · SAN BERNARDINO, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4313WBeech A-36
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790115000869A
Case key
137830

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0246  79/1/15    SAN BERNARDINO,CA   BEECH A-36          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 40000
        TIME - 1520                    N4313W              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN BERNARDINO,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N4313W
Reported as
Beech A-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tri City

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.