UNK65X1048

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35-33 · Mansfield, LA · December 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1964
Place
Mansfield, LA · MANSFIELD, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N939TBeechcraft 35-33
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180252

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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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3-3653  64/12/19   MANSFIELD LA        BEECHCRAFT 35-33    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N939T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 53, 12900 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO PARISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-IMPROPERLY SECURED  B  NUT ON FUEL LINE.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT

Aircraft

Registration
N939T
Reported as
Beechcraft 35-33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Desoto Parish

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.