MIA73AM027

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Albertville, AL · September 10, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 10, 1972
Place
Albertville, AL · ALBERTVILLE, AL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29MBeech B35
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167614

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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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3-1517  72/9/10  NR.ALBERTVILLE,ALA    BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1039
        TIME - 1245                    N29M                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 847 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              HUNTSVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN PWR OFF LOW ALT GLIDE. POWER WAS RESTORED,ACFT PULLED UP STEEP L.HIT CARS,TRAILER.

Aircraft

Registration
N29M
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.