- Date
- August 12, 1977
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9265QBeech 58
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770812043269A
- Case key
- 146018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3029 77/8/12 PARKERSBURG,WV BEECH 58 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2228 N9265Q PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 21, 1444 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY PARKERSBURG,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 71 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 20 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT ENG FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE SN5984RA DEFECT.RIGHT PROP FEATHERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9265Q
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wood County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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