- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2355WBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156434
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1427 70/9/13 MEDFORD,OREG BEECH A23A CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N2355W PX- 1 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 29, 1848 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 49 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDFORD-JACKSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT ON PREVIOUS LDG.PLT RESTARTED ENG AND TOOK OFF.FUEL SELECTOR SET ON EMPTY TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2355W
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Medford-Jackson
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