LAX72DUJ44

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Kearny, AZ · September 19, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1971
Place
Kearny, AZ · KEARNY, AZ
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9129TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163710

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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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3-3811  71/9/19    KEARNY,ARIZ         BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N9129T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEARNY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNY,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLOWN INTAKE VALVE NR 4 CYL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9129T
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kearny

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.