- Date
- May 12, 1972
- Place
- Florissant, MO · FLORISSANT, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N843RBeech M35
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0956 72/5/12 FLORISSANT,MO BEECH M35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 979 TIME - 1450 N843R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OHIO TOPEKA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROP PITCH CHG BOLTS FAILED.PLT LOST PROP CTL,AND SET UP FORCED LDG.PROP SEPARATED ABOUT 200FT AGL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N843R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lambert
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