- Date
- April 24, 1979
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N24629Beech C-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790424011289A
- Case key
- 136200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0997 79/4/24 PHOENIX,AZ BEECH C-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1850 N24629 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 11890 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 152 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN ENG IN PATTERN DUE TO VIBRATIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24629
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.