- Date
- October 15, 1968
- Place
- Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8217DBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4433 68/10/15 KANSAS CITY,KANS BEECH 95 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1213 N8217D PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED AGE 29, 645 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVERPRIMING CAUSED FUEL TO IGNITE.SPARK PLUG WIRES BURNED.SHORTED OUT L ENG.UNQUALIFED IN TYPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8217D
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairfax
N8217DRegistration cancelled May 20, 2023 · Beech 95Airframe modelBeech 95Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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