- Date
- September 19, 1967
- Place
- Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N773DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4311 67/9/19 FORKS,WASH BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2501 TIME - 1625 N773D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORKS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SMALL METAL CHIPS LODGED IN RELIEF VALVE.PLT MADE LOW ALTITUDE TURN TO AVOID HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N773D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Forks
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