- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Place
- Menomonie, WI · MENOMONIE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2349LBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730724023789A
- Case key
- 189470
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2128 73/7/24 MENOMONIE,WIS BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 222 TIME - 1830 N2349L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKE ELMO,MINN SOUTH ST PAUL,MINN MENOMONIE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- OIL CTL RING NR 4 PISTON STUCK-CARBON,OIL DEPOSITS FOULED SPARK PLUGS.ROLLED INTO WOODED RAVINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2349L
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2349L · 1
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