- Date
- July 14, 1974
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5969Beech D50
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740714034679A
- Case key
- 132622
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3226 74/7/14 CEDAR KEY,FLA BEECH D50 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 717 TIME - 1515 N5969 PX- 0 1 5 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR KEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA CEDAR KEY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R ELECT FUEL PUMP INOP.BOTH MAIN EMPTY,AUX TANKS FULL.CROSS-FEED SYS FUEL CROSS-FEED MAINS ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5969
- Reported as
- Beech D50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cedar Key
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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.