# Accident 19760810025979A: Beech A23, Somerset, PA, August 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Somerset, PA
- Airport: Somerset County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 40.0385° N, 79.0153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET COUNTY (2G9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0385&lon=-79.0153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3557R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3557R-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,672 total, 170 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810025979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC SHUT ENG DOWN ON TKOF AT 500FT W MIX CONTROL, UNABLE TO RESTART.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM43), Aug 10, 1976: Beech A-23 (N3557R), Somerset, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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