# Accident 20070618010869A: Beech T34A, Laurinburg, NC, June 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Laurinburg, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7919° N, 79.3658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7919&lon=-79.3658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55192, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55192) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech T-34A (registry code 1152008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618010869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PIT ENROUTE TO VERO BEACH, FLORIDA WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT THE LAURINBURG-MAXTON AIRPORT (MEB) IN LAURINBURG, NC. WHILE TURNING DOWNWIND TO BASE AT MEB THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT SAFELY LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC07LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA144), Jun 18, 2007: Beech T-34A (N55192), Maxton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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