- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Deerfield, MA · DEERFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1866CBeech 35C33A
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2994 71/8/12 DEERFIELD,MASS BEECH 35C33A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1560 TIME - 1045 N1866C PX- 0 0 3 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORCESTER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ENG OVRTEMP.OIL BLOW-BY,LEAKAGE THRU OIL FILLER PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1866C
- Reported as
- Beech 35C33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1866CRegistered now · Beech 35-C33AAirframe modelBeech 35-C33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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