- Date
- April 23, 1978
- Place
- West Plains, MO · WEST PLAINS, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3344CBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780423007849A
- Case key
- 142787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0622 78/4/23 WEST PLAINS,MO BEECH F35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1750 TIME - 2300 N3344C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3344C
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3344CRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Beech F35Airframe modelBeech F35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3344C · 1
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