- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Place
- Emerald, NE · EMERALD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2979TAero Comdr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731020034749A
- Case key
- 188164
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3331 73/10/20 EMERALD,NEBR AERO COMDR 200D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6560 TIME - 1500 N2979T PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NEBR LANCASTER,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FUEL INJECTED.SWITCHED TANKS.UN RESTART ENG.T/D BFR GR FULLY EXTENDED.FUEL GAGE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2979T
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2979TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DAirframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2979T · 1
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