OAK73DXQ18

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Truckee, CA · September 18, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1972
Place
Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1895DBeech D35
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168173

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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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3-3794  72/9/18    TRUCKEE,CALIF       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 450
        TIME - 1930                    N1895D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUCKEE-TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRUCKEE,CALIF               SFO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE.TAKEOFF ABORTED.WHEELS UP ON UNEVEN RWY EXTN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1895D
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe

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.