- Date
- May 29, 1976
- Place
- Holly Springs, MS · HOLLY SPRINGS, MS
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N834JBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760529041179A
- Case key
- 155107
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4073 76/5/29 NR.HOLLY SPRINGS,MS BEECH 95-B55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 178 TIME - 1917 N834J PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN BIRMINGHAM,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LT ENG CAMSHAFT GEAR TEETH FAILED.FATIGUE CRACKING IN UNDERSIZED RADII AT GEAR TEETH ROOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N834J
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marshall County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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