- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Baxter Sprgs, KS · BAXTER SPRGS, KS
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8299FCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116323
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1211 70/8/21 BAXTER SPRGS,KANS CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4274 TIME - 2117 N8299F PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAXTERS SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAXTER SPRGS,KANS HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: OTHER REMARKS- ENGAGED AUTO PLT 100FT AGL,PITCH DWN OCRD.AUTO PLT NOT DISENGAGED,PITCH DWN NOT CKD.AUTO PLT CK OK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8299F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Baxters Springs
N8299FRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Cessna 401Airframe modelCessna 401Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N8299F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL82FA052Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportJessup, GAAfter reaching a cruise altitude of 9500 feet the pilot noticed smoke coming out of the left engine cowling. He then proceeded to reduce the left throttle but was unable to move the lever. According to the pilot the fire was extinguished when the left fuel…NTSB MKC79FA044Accident · No injuriesClosedSt.Louis, MO