- Date
- March 11, 1974
- Place
- Thomasville, GA · THOMASVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N208EBeech 65-B80
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740311006639A
- Case key
- 186522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0585 74/3/11 THOMASVILLE,GA BEECH 65-B80 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 7501 TIME - 1915 N208E PX- 0 0 4 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMASVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMASVILLE,GA HATTIESBURG,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- ENG FIRE AFTER LNDG.FUEL LINE B NUT FM REG UNIT TO NOZZLE LOOSE.B NUT LOOSE AT FUEL FLOW MODULATOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N208E
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thomasville Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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