- Date
- October 29, 1968
- Place
- Waterville, ME · WATERVILLE, ME
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N304HABeech 95-D55
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107822
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3548 68/10/29 WATERVILLE,ME BEECH 95-D55 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1500 TIME - 2315 N304HA PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFLEUR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT MADE RUNNING T/O FROM INTERSECTION.SELECTED AUX TANKS.DID NOT FEATH PROP WHEN NO.1 ENG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N304HA
- Reported as
- Beech 95-D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lafleur
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