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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft BE-50 · Harrison, AR · April 1, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 1, 1964
Place
Harrison, AR · HARRISON, AR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N151WBBeechcraft BE-50
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185065

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0523   64/4/1    HARRISON ARK        BEECHCRAFT BE-50    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 10000
        TIME - 1220                    N151WB              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON MUNCIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- RIGHT ENG.DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED P/N R400-66D S/N 1053.

Aircraft

Registration
N151WB
Reported as
Beechcraft BE-50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Harrison Muncipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.