- Date
- September 1, 1970
- Place
- Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2668SCessna T337C
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125856
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3504 70/9/1 CRYSTAL RIVER,FLA CESSNA T337C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3725 TIME - 1400 N2668S PX- 0 0 3 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL RIVER,FLA CEDAR KEY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUCTUATING POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- R ENG FUEL PUMP OP INTERMITTENTLY. TURBO CHARGER VARIABLE PRESS CTL IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2668S
- Reported as
- Cessna T337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal River