- Date
- February 3, 1969
- Place
- Southhaven, MS · SOUTHHAVEN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4710VBeech G17S
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0221 69/2/3 SOUTHHAVEN,MISS BEECH G17S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 25000 TIME - 1430 N4710V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVES INSTALLED BACKWARDS. ACFT RECENTLY UPHOLSTERED BY NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4710V
- Reported as
- Beech G17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desoto Airpark
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