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Aviation accident LAX04LA159

NONE · Beech 65 · 2004-03-09 · Sedona, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX04LA159
Event ID
20040316X00326
Type
Accident
Date
2004-03-09
Location
Sedona, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.848609, -111.788612

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Beech
Model
65
Registration
N751T
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

an explosion of the left outboard wing, resulting from a leaking fuel line and the ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the outboard wing bays; the source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined. A factor in the accident was an improper maintenance installation of a foreign material patch to fix a fuel leak.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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