CHI72IC097

NTSB incident investigation · Beech A65 · Youngstown, OH · June 3, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1972
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7819LBeech A65
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118127

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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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5-0025   72/6/3    YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO     BEECH A65           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1124                    N7819L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 5294 TOTAL HOURS, 45
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CASTLE,PA               WILLOUGHBY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NI CAD BATTERY HAD THERMAL RUNAWAY.BATT COND UNDET DUE DESTRUCTION.LOW ACFT USE.HOT START BFOR FLT

Aircraft

Registration
N7819L
Reported as
Beech A65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Youngstown

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.