- Date
- August 19, 1978
- Place
- Redmond, OR · REDMOND, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N668DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780819041419A
- Case key
- 79366
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3655 78/8/19 REDMOND,OR BEECH C35 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1500 TIME - 1708 N668D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP REDMOND,OR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TF 1900,S/N TF-479834W,FAILED.S/BULTNS & PLT HB RPLCMT SKED NOT COMPLIED WITH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N668D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Roberts Field
N668DRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 1979 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N668D · 1
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