- Date
- October 12, 1979
- Place
- Nocona, TX · NOCONA, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N717AHBeech 58P
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791012029149A
- Case key
- 133416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2563 79/10/12 NOCONA,TX BEECH 58P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2800 TIME - 1430 N717AH PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NOCONA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLAHOMA CITY,OK WACO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- RGT GENERATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED & BATTERY OVERHEATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N717AH
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nocona Municipal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.