NYC68F0098

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Delta, PA · July 20, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1968
Place
Delta, PA · DELTA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N303MWBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108661

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4358  68/7/20    DELTA,PA            BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N303MW              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     33, 2360 TOTAL HOURS, 265
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RT ENG OVERHEATED,PLT FEATH PROP. WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG FLT. LEFT ENG TEMP WAS HIGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N303MW
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed