UNK64X2407

NTSB accident investigation · Beech SNB-5 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 20, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 20, 1964
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N90280Beech SNB-5
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183712

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1038  64/6/20    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   BEECH SNB-5         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1075
        TIME - 1350                    N90280              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE DECAL WAS MISSING AND PILOT MADE ERRONEOUS DETERMINATION OF VALVE POSITION.

Aircraft

Registration
N90280
Reported as
Beech SNB-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bradley

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.