- Date
- August 6, 1974
- Place
- Leesburg, FL · LEESBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N712PBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2985 74/8/6 LEESBURG,FLA BEECH 95 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 710 TIME - 2010 N712P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING BARON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEESBURG,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LT MAIN TANK RMVD FOR MAINT.FUEL SELECT PSND L MAIN,R MAIN.PLT RMVD CTL LOCK DIDNT RMV RUDDER LOCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N712P
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flying Baron
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