- Date
- February 27, 1970
- Place
- Fairhaven, VT · FAIRHAVEN, VT
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N496DMBeech C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0186 70/2/27 FAIRHAVEN,VT BEECH C-45G CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4631 TIME - 1105 N496DM PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POUGHKEEPSIE,NY BURLINGTON,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- R MAIN FUEL LINE BLOCKED WITH UNDET SUBSTANCE AT TANK OUTLET.L ENG QUIT.3 FT SNOW,UNATTENDED ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N496DM
- Reported as
- Beech C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairhaven
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