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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T-34B · Henry, IL · September 7, 2013

Date
September 7, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place
Henry, IL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34BQ
Reported as
Beech T-34B
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total

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.

Pilot stated during a telephone interview that he was low on fuel and chose to land on the road. The aircraft landed gear up, slid on the road, and came to a stop in a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND CHOSE TO LAND ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, SLID ON THE ROAD, AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH.