- Date
- August 5, 1977
- Place
- Centerville, AL · CENTERVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21BWBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770805026689A
- Case key
- 146340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2373 77/8/5 NR.CENTERVILLE,AL BEECH 58 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1610 TIME - 1700 N21BW PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL MOBILE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21BW
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21BWRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · Beech 58Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N21BW · 1
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