EU170DYZ02

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas A-26 · Beirut, LE · December 19, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1970
Place
Beirut, LE · BEIRUT, Lebanon
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N40XYDouglas A-26
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159516

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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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5-0038  70/12/19   BEIRUT,LEBANON      DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1508                    N40XY               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 890
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEIRUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEIRUT,LEBANON              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LEBANON.

Aircraft

Registration
N40XY
Reported as
Douglas A-26
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Beirut

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.