- Date
- May 10, 1976
- Place
- Freeport, IL · FREEPORT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1938LBeech B24R
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760510012679A
- Case key
- 153272
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1053 76/5/10 FREEPORT,IL BEECH B24R CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1110 N1938L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 441 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT ALBERTUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROCKFORD,IL RETURN FREEPORT,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SIMULATED ENG FAIL,PROLONGED PERIOD AT IDLE WITH MIXT FULL RICH.HIT TREES ABT 120FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1938L
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeport Albertus
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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