OAK76DVA70

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B50 · Oakdale, CA · June 8, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1976
Place
Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4376DBeech B50
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760608015019A
Case key
153995

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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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3-1456   76/6/8    OAKDALE,CA          BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 9050
        TIME - 1045                    N4376D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMATTA RANCH,CA            OAKDALE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP ON INOP ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4376D
Reported as
Beech B50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakdale

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4376D · 1

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