- Date
- September 27, 1968
- Place
- Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8711MBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3350 68/9/27 GARDEN CITY,KANS BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0723 N8711M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LT WING CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL LINE.FUEL CONTACTED ELEC CONTACTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8711M
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Garden City
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