- Date
- August 13, 1976
- Place
- Washington, MO · WASHINGTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9026SBeech B55
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760813037019A
- Case key
- 155581
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3373 76/8/13 WASHINGTON,MO BEECH B55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 6400 TIME - 1735 N9026S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,MO WENTZSVILLE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT ENG FUEL SELECTOR OUT OF DETENT AND MID WAY BETWEEN LEFT MAIN AND LEFT AUX TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9026S
- Reported as
- Beech B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Washington Mem
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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.