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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B55 · Kearneysville, WV · March 14, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1979
Place
Kearneysville, WV · KEARNEYSVILLE, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N13QBeech B55
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790314006059A
Case key
137008

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0851  79/3/14    KEARNEYSVILLE,WV    BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1903
        TIME - 1750                    N13Q                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERN WV REGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N13Q
Reported as
Beech B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eastern Wv Region

FAA reports on this event · 1

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