- Date
- November 9, 1978
- Place
- Gurnee, IL · GURNEE, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1922WBeech B19
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19781109035949A
- Case key
- 79392
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3392 78/11/9 NR.GURNEE,IL BEECH B19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N1922W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEL VALVE ROTATABLE 360DEG WITH NO STOPS,2 OFF POS,NOT LIGHTED.APPROX 15 GAL FUEL IN EACH TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1922W
- Reported as
- Beech B19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1922W · 1
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