- Date
- December 13, 1971
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4877JBeech 95-C55
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3114 71/12/13 CHARLOTTE,NC BEECH 95-C55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2800 TIME - 0900 N4877J PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 985 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHERN PINES,NC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: MISSED APPROACH STALL LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L PROP FEA.METAL ABT ICE-PICK TIP SIZE IN OIL PUMP HOUSING.OIL RADIATOR,TEMP BULB,BYPASS VALVE DRY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4877J
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas
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