MIA71FKA07

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Mayaguez, PR · November 7, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1970
Place
Mayaguez, PR
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N263QBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158893

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4312   70/11/7   MAYAGUEZ,PR         BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2288
        TIME - 1135                    N263Q               PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 MAYAGUEZ,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- APPLIED PWR DRG LOW APCH,NO RESPONSE ON L ENG.LOST CTL OF ACFT DRG GO-ROUND,OVR RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N263Q
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mayaguez

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