- Date
- March 25, 1972
- Place
- Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8954MBeech D95A
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0569 72/3/25 PORTSMOUTH,VA BEECH D95A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1458 N8954M PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 48, 9477 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESAPKE-PORTSMTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBORO,NC PORTSMOUTH,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- GO/ARND DUE ACFT ON RWY.PUMP MALFUNCTION.R ENG NOT FEATHERED.UN CLEAR TREES,CUT PWR,STALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8954M
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chesapke-Portsmth
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