- Date
- March 1, 1966
- Place
- Ludlow, MS · LUDLOW, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9596RBeech M35
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4447 66/3/1 LUDLOW,MISS BEECH M35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1327 TIME - 1315 N9596R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD LOOSE.DAMAGING CRANKCASE,KNOCKED MAGNETOS OFF,BROKE FUEL INJECTOR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9596R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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