# NTSB CHI80DEP01: Beech 19, N5431M, Big Bend, WI, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Big Bend, WI · BIG BEND, WI
- Location: 42.8839° N, 88.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8839&lon=-88.2036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2266   79/10/8   BIG BEND,WI         BEECH 19            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N5431M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 1946 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1224 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5431M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5431M-1993-04-22), registration cancelled 1993-04-22, S/N MB886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791008027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008027299A), Oct 8, 1979: Beech B19, Big Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Flt instructor simulating emer lndg with stud; fuel selector found out-of-psn. Psbly causing engine failure.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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