- Date
- August 27, 1967
- Place
- Cross City, FL · CROSS CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4278BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0798 67/8/27 CROSS CITY,FLA BEECH F35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2230 N4278B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 53, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR SCREWS FAILED.WASHERS IMPROPERLY USED DURING ENG OVERHAUL 86 HRS PREVIOUSLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4278B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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