- Date
- July 28, 1972
- Place
- North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N336BBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0525 72/7/28 NORTH PLATTE,NEBR BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1015 N336B PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS 47, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, 310 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OBERLIN,KANS GETTYSBURG,S DAK NORTH PLATTE,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- FUEL LEAKED AT FIREWALL FITTING AND RAN DOWN ONTO L EXHAUST PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N336B
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lee Bird
N336BRegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2004 · Beech H35Airframe modelBeech H35Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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.