- Date
- October 1, 1974
- Place
- S.Francisco, CA · S.FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6689Beech 3N
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741001039719A
- Case key
- 142521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3518 74/10/1 S.FRANCISCO,CALIF BEECH 3N CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1980 TIME - 0233 N6689 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S.FRANCISCO,CALIF LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- L ENG FUEL PUMP FAILED.PLT DIDNT USE WOBBLE PUMP & FEATH L PROP TOO LATE.DITCHED IN BAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6689
- Reported as
- Beech 3N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Francisco Int
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.