- Date
- October 30, 1978
- Place
- Madison, AL · MADISON, AL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2753YBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781030044039A
- Case key
- 138015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4233 78/10/30 MADISON,AL BEECH 95 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR TIME - 0841 N2753Y PX- 2 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BIRMINGHAM,AL HUNTSVILLE,AL MONTGOMERY,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL SEL ON INBOARD TANKS.OUTBOARD TANKS BURNED,INBOARD TANKS FOUND INTACT.LOANED TO POLITICAL ORG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2753Y
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Huntsville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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