# NTSB IAD77FA059: Beech 58, N9265Q, Parkersburg, WV, August 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9265Q-1978-12-05), registration cancelled 1978-12-05, S/N TH-165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wood County

## 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 19770812043269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812043269A), Aug 12, 1977: Beech 58, Parkersburg, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Left eng fuel manifold valve SN5984RA defect. Right prop feathered.

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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