# NTSB IAD79FIG04: Beech B55, N13Q, Kearneysville, WV, March 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Kearneysville, WV · KEARNEYSVILLE, WV
- Location: 39.3882° N, 77.8856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearneysville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3882&lon=-77.8856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG04

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eastern Wv Region

## 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 19790314006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314006059A), Mar 14, 1979: Beech 95B55, Martinsburg, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft in soft field after engines stopped due to fuel exhaustion

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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