- Date
- October 7, 1974
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N995HBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741007044189A
- Case key
- 144873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4284 74/10/7 TOPEKA,KANS BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0919 N995H PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 27, 3750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KANS MCALESTER,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: RUN ENGINE TEARAWAY TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HARTZELL PROP BLADE B23845,R ENG,FAILED.WRONG CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT COMBINATION INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N995H
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phillip Billard
N995HRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N995H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYoungstown, OHThe plt had not obtained a wx briefing, but had gotten info from another company plt who had flown into the destination arpt earlier. During arrival, he could see the rotating beacon & rwy lights thru some fog & elected to make a visual apch. At aprx 75 ft…NTSB FTW74AF026Accident · No injuriesClosedEl Paso, TX