- Date
- April 21, 1971
- Place
- C.Amalie, VI
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N456TBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0109 71/4/21 C.AMALIE,VI BEECH E18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1726 N456T PX- 7 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 51, 14563 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION C.AMALIE,VI SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R ENG PISTON TOPS ERODED, PIECES OF RINGS MISSING.R PROP NOT FEA,LDG GR DWN.DRG DSCNT HIT MOTEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N456T
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry S Truman
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