- Date
- July 9, 1970
- Place
- Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8715MBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1135 70/7/9 OCALA,FLA BEECH 23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1624 N8715M PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JIM TAYLOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BARTOW,FLA BARTOW,FLA OCALA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED ABRUPT TURN BACK TO RNWY INSTEAD OF EXECUTING EMERG LDG ON AVAILABLE TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8715M
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jim Taylor
N8715MRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2019 · Beech 23Airframe modelBeech 23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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