- Date
- August 3, 1976
- Place
- Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1553WBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1977
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19760803038649A
- Case key
- 79383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3539 76/8/3 CHILLICOTHE,MO BEECH 58 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2288 TIME - 2115 N1553W PX- 5 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1136 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHILLICOTHE,MO KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACK NO.7 CRANKCHEEK,CAUSE OF INITIATION NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1553W
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chillicothe Muni
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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.