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FTW78FA061

1978-07-17 · SULPHUR SPRING, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N333FW has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI T40), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
BEECH A65 · N333FW
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
Business
Kind of flying
B3

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET
Wind
180° / 10 kt
Temp
100° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000000LC294
Total time
4,722 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
6,150
Age
32

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

IGINATED HOWEVER N333FW'S S/N HOSES NOT INCLUDED.

Investigator remarks

AD 72-18-08 REQUIRED INSP OF HOSES WHERE FIRE OR

Cause factors

  • 74/A/CB A
    POWERPLANT LINES AND FITTINGS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 75/A/AJ A
    SYSTEMS RELAYS AND WIRING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/BG A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS CHAFED Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/J2 A
    PERSONNEL POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4214. Source file NTSB_1978_3_4214.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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