- Date
- July 30, 1973
- Place
- W.Falmouth, MA · W.FALMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44565Beech C18S
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730730023259A
- Case key
- 189585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1974 73/7/30 NR.W.FALMOUTH,MASS BEECH C18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2700 TIME - 1100 N44565 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PILOT EXHAUSTED FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK UNABLE TO RESTART ON LEFT TANK AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER DITCHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44565
- Reported as
- Beech C18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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