- Date
- November 12, 1970
- Place
- Masaryktown, FL · MASARYKTOWN, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N271PBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4151 70/11/12 MASARYKTOWN,FLA BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2135 N271P PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 45, 9003 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKSVILLE,FLA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH R FUEL TANK CAPS TOO LOOSE,DRAINS STOPPED UP. ACFT PARKED OUTSIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N271P
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N271PRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.