- Date
- July 10, 1969
- Place
- Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62822Bell P-63C5
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3081 69/7/10 CRYSTAL,MINN BELL P-63C5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 3715 TIME - 1814 N62822 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL,MINN CRYSTAL,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62822
- Reported as
- Bell P-63C5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
N62822Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Bell P-63C-5-BEAirframe modelBell P-63C-5-BEEngine modelAllison V1710 series
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Other investigations on N62822 · 1
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