20241118019489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Huntington, WV · November 18, 2024

Date: November 18, 2024 · 16:30 local
Place: Huntington, WV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55464
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA047
Reported as: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine: Continental W670-6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N55464Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-272 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft privacy data omittedwas flying over Huntington WV, when the pilot noticed black smoke and the engine proceeded to stop running. The pilot looked for a safe place to land and attempted to put the aircraft down in an empty parking lot. On approach the aircraft clipped the top of some trees forcing the plane into the ground causing significant damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FLYING OVER HUNTINGTON WV, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND THE ENGINE PROCEEDED TO STOP RUNNING. THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF SOME TREES FORCING THE PLANE INTO THE GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

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 ERA25LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHuntington, WVThe pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Nov 18, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N55464 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20101017051059ATakeoff: Climb Out · Fayetteville, WVDuring takeoff the pilot lost control of the aircraft and aborted the takeoff. The pilot then reinitiated the takeoff; ran out of runway and aborted once more. The pilot then reinitiated takeoff once again to avoid collision wit a fence and becoming airborne.…Oct 17, 2010 · Substantial damage Accident 19920620021249AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Dunn, NCLeft wing collided with power pole on a go around at Private strip.Jun 20, 1992 · Substantial damage Incident 19900704034879IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Moneta, VALost control on landing. Applied rudder and horn broke. Veered off runway and flipped inverted.Jul 4, 1990 · Minor damage