19831219064799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Covington, IN · December 19, 1983

Date: December 19, 1983 · 19:56 local
Place: Covington, IN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3706W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI84LA072
Reported as: Beech 77
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,179 total63 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N3706WRegistered now · Beech 77S/N WA-178 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech 77 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI84LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, INThe acft made a forced landing on a highway when the engine quit after less than an hour of flight time following departure. The wings were damaged during the landing. After the accident an FAA maintenance inspector opened both main tank drains and drained…Dec 20, 1983 · Substantial damage