- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Bainbridge, GA · BAINBRIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5555KBeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909043039A
- Case key
- 188184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3352 73/9/9 NR.BAINBRIDGE,GA BEECH B35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1262 TIME - 1130 N5555K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FLA BARTON,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- RUPTURED DIAPHRAM IN PROP HYD CTL UNIT.WINDSHIELD OIL COVERED.MN GR HIT DIRT MOUND SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5555K
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mt Pleasant
N5555KRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5555K · 1
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