OAK66D0196

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A55 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · February 10, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1966
Place
Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9506YBeech A55
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172873

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4403  66/2/10    PACIFIC OCEAN       BEECH A55           CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1258                    N9506Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     33, 8791 TOTAL HOURS, 45
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N9506Y
Reported as
Beech A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.