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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B24R · Boyce, VA · September 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1980
Place
Boyce, VA · BOYCE, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2055LBeech B24R
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800911042009A
Case key
128890

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2416  80/9/11  NR.BOYCE,VA           BEECH B24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1006
        TIME - 2118                    N2055L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINCHESTER,VA               SALISBURY,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DUKES FUEL PUMP,P/N 1171-00-1,S/N 649,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2055L
Reported as
Beech B24R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winchester

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.