- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3036CBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3077 70/7/21 HELENA,MONT BEECH J35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 313 TIME - 0918 N3036C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MONT HELENA,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT. COULDNT RESTART. GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON APCH. NO DUAL IN TYPE FOR ABOUT 18 MOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3036C
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helena
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