- Date
- May 27, 1978
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23LCBeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780527011719A
- Case key
- 142399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1093 78/5/27 TAMPA,FL BEECH K35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N23LC PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 1818 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 733 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRIT ISLAND,FL TAMPA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL APPROACH.MIXTURE CONTROL FOUND IN 50% RICH POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23LC
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vandenberg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.