- Date
- April 22, 1971
- Place
- Manchester, NH · MANCHESTER, NH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N144HBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0367 71/4/22 MANCHESTER,NH BEECH C35 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1701 N144H PX- 3 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 30, 2600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANCHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,NH BOSTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING ENG OPERATING PRIOR TO T/O. HAD 1 HR DUAL TOTAL IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N144H
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manchester
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