- Date
- January 11, 1975
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5943SBeech 95-C55
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750111001559A
- Case key
- 146985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0005 75/1/11 OPA LOCKA,FL BEECH 95-C55 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 500 TIME - 1726 N5943S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL HOLLYWOOD,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- L FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX VICE MN FUEL TANK.ENG NOT FEATHERED,GR NOT RETRACTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5943S
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5943S · 1
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