- Date
- March 24, 1978
- Place
- Madson, CT · MADSON, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2186WBeech 24R
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780324009509A
- Case key
- 142125
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1866 78/3/24 MADSON,CT BEECH 24R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 705 TIME - 1215 N2186W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISWALD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADSON,CT NEW HAVEN,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS SOOTY.#2 INJECTOR 75% BLOCKED.DRY GAS ADDED TO FUEL.L & R MAG TIMING IMPROPER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2186W
- Reported as
- Beech 24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griswald
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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