- Date
- February 20, 1972
- Place
- Fairfield, ID · FAIRFIELD, ID
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1027CBeech 65-B80
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0001 72/2/20 FAIRFIELD,ID BEECH 65-B80 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 12179 TIME - 1032 N1027C PX- 4 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 612 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAILEY,ID BOISE,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L WING,ENG SEPD DUE FIRE RESULTING FROM ENG CYL SEPN.EXCESSIVE WORKING HOURS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1027C
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Camas County
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