- Date
- September 20, 1970
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7977RBeech V35A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1630 70/9/20 FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA BEECH V35A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 550 TIME - 1305 N7977R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR IMPROPERLY SET. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.06 PCT. ATTEMPTED TO RET TO FLD FOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7977R
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Executive
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