- Date
- August 16, 1966
- Place
- Elkins, WV · ELKINS, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2001Aero Cmdr 500-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2377 66/8/16 ELKINS W VA AERO CMDR 500-B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1405 N2001 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 47, 13705 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOOSE GAS CAPS CAUSED SIPHONING.INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING MADE BY PILOT ON HIGHWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2001
- Reported as
- Aero Cmdr 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2001Registration cancelled Jul 10, 2009 · Aero Commander 500-BAirframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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