# Accident 20030709016069A: Beech 56TC, Bethany, WV, July 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2003, 13:13 local time
- Place: Bethany, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1750° N, 80.6344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1750&lon=-80.6344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156DK-2005-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 56TC (registry code 1152736, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,531 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030709016069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CLIMBING THROUGH 17000 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED LEFT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION, THEN NOTICED OIL ON LEFT COWLING & WING. PILOT SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MINUTES LATER, THE RIGHT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE RIGHT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN PASTURE APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) MILES EAST OF HLG.

## 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 NYC03LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA155), Jul 9, 2003: Beech BE-56TC (N156DK), Bethany, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reasons. A factor was a partial loss of power in the left engine due to a loose oil line.

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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