- Date
- April 17, 1972
- Place
- Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N898MDBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166351
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1467 72/4/17 INDEPENDENCE,MO BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4145 TIME - 0723 N898MD PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLATHE,KANS INDEPENDENCE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH FUEL SYS. COULDNT RESTART ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N898MD
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Independence