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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Durant, OK · February 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1972
Place
Durant, OK · DURANT, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2304QBeech 23
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165031

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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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3-0631  72/2/10    DURANT,OKLA         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1855                    N2304Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINITIA,OKLA                DURANT,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL. HAD TO LND NEXT TO RR. L WG HIT TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N2304Q
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eaker

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.