# NTSB IAD75FIJ06: Beech 65-80, N242Q, Charleston, WV, August 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242Q-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N LD-42, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kanawha

## 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 19740801026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801026359A), Aug 1, 1974: Beech 6580, Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Acft eqpd with 2 rebat R-35 lead acid batteries. Acft eqpt list,mfg specs,one N1 cadium battery.

## Other investigations on N242Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA80FLD96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD96), Sep 7, 1980: Beech 65-B80 (N242Q), Lake Marion, FL, destroyed

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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