- Date
- June 20, 1978
- Place
- Hillsboro, KS · HILLSBORO, KS
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9576QBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780620024409A
- Case key
- 140788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2482 78/6/20 HILLSBORO,KS BEECH V35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1080 TIME - 0805 N9576Q PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 693 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBORO,KS NORFOLK,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT FLAP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF SNAP RING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9576Q
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hillsboro Muni
N9576QRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Beech V35Airframe modelBeech V35Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9576Q · 1
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