# NTSB IAD78DID08: Beech T-34B, N31810, Dillwyn, VA, June 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Dillwyn, VA · DILLWYN, VA
- Location: 37.5405° N, 78.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillwyn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5405&lon=-78.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2799   78/6/8    DILLWYN,VA          BEECH T-34B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 254
        TIME - 0840                    N31810              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DAHLGREN,VA                 FRANKLIN,NC                  LYNCHBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NAV EQUIP WEAK,ERRATIC.R FUEL GAGE READ 8-10 GL WHEN EMPTY.VFR CROSS-COUNTRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31810](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31810-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N BG-381, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34B
- Registry model: [Beech T-34B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34b) (registry code 1152014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780608025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608025209A), Jun 8, 1978: Beech T34B, Dillwyn, VA, Substantial damage. Nav equip weak,erratic.r fuel gage read 8-10 gl when empty.VFR crcountry.

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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