- Date
- October 20, 1969
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N741FTBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2939 69/10/20 MINNEAPOLIS,MINN BEECH B23 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1217 N741FT PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 549 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 236 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINN.-ST.PAUL INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN PRINCETON,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LOOSE FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND IN CARB FLOAT BOWL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N741FT
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Minn.-St.Paul Int
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