UNK74X0100

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D55 · Honiara, BP · November 25, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1973
Place
Honiara, BP · HONIARA,SOLOMN IS, Solomon Islands
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7499NBeech D55
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731125043029A
Case key
187347

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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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6-0084  73/11/25   HONIARA,SOLOMN IS   BEECH D55           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29,
        TIME - 1503                    N7499N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONIARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARAWA,GILBERT IS           HONIARA,SOLOMON IS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- FERRY TANKS.AIR LOCK IN FUEL SYS.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY GOVT OF BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7499N
Reported as
Beech D55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Honiara

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.