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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Cluster Springs, VA · July 23, 1989

Date
July 23, 1989 · 13:40 local
Place
Cluster Springs, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PIQR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18257
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89FA062
Reported as
Beech 77
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Reported loosing power en route. Paniced. Crashed into pond. Found feuel cap off. Siphoned fuel.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED LOOSING POWER EN ROUTE. PANICED. CRASHED INTO POND. FOUND FEUEL CAP OFF. SIPHONED FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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