- Date
- December 10, 1980
- Place
- Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N884SBeech 65-88
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801210082939A
- Case key
- 127672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3772 80/12/10 GOLETA,CA BEECH 65-88 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N884S PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS AGE 38, 11202 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAFT,CA GOLETA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOCK NUT ON 3/8IN ADJUSTABLE 45DEG FUEL LINE ELBOW LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N884S
- Reported as
- Beech 65-88
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Barbara
N884SRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2016 · Beech 65-88Airframe modelBeech 65-88Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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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.