- Date
- August 1, 1974
- Place
- Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N242QBeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740801026359A
- Case key
- 134971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2611 74/8/1 CHARLESTON,W VA BEECH 65-80 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1035 N242Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 40, 1320 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEWARK,NJ BROKEN BOW,OKLA NASHVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH 2 REBAT R-35 LEAD ACID BATTERIES.ACFT EQPT LIST,MFG SPECS,ONE N1 CADIUM BATTERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N242Q
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kanawha
N242QRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Beech 65-80Airframe modelBeech 65-80Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N242Q · 1
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