- Date
- July 19, 1978
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N868YTed Smith 600
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780719038099A
- Case key
- 80152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2898 78/7/19 JACKSONVILLE,FL TED SMITH 600 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0050 N868Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 47, 10457 TOTAL HOURS, 6 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CT JACKSONVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL VALVES IN X-FEED,16 GALS FUEL FOUND IN FUSELAGE TANK NOT AVAIL TO ENGS IN X-FEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N868Y
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jacksonville Intl
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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.