- Date
- June 6, 1979
- Place
- Leesburg, FL · LEESBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2032CBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790606024289A
- Case key
- 135445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2572 79/6/6 LEESBURG,FL BEECH 95 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2000 TIME - 1245 N2032C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEESBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- MAIN BEARINGS ON CRANKSHAFT SHOWED INDICATIONS OF SCORING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2032C
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Leesburg
N2032CRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2009 · Beech 95Airframe modelBeech 95Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N2032C · 1
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