CHI73FEK26

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 19A · Powell, OH · June 28, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1973
Place
Powell, OH · POWELL, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N140SUBeech 19A
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730628017009A
Case key
190319

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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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3-1444  73/6/28    POWELL,OHIO         BEECH 19A           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 165
        TIME - 1800                    N140SU              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM EMERG LDG APCH.DRG TURN PLT BECAME AWARE OF LOW ALT,UN CK SINK,HIT GND IN L TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N140SU
Reported as
Beech 19A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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