- Date
- October 13, 1979
- Place
- Grayson, KY · GRAYSON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N786BBeech A-35
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791013035569A
- Case key
- 133153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3400 79/10/13 NR.GRAYSON,KY BEECH A-35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2225 TIME - 1530 N786B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HARRISBURG,IL WOODBRIDGE,VA CHARLESTON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH COMBINED WOBBLE PUMP/FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.R TANK 30 OZ, L TANK FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N786B
- Reported as
- Beech A-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N786BRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Beech A35Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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