- Date
- August 19, 1974
- Place
- Minot, ND · MINOT, ND
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2320QBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740819027789A
- Case key
- 136867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2685 74/8/19 MINOT,N DAK BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 400 TIME - 1515 N2320Q PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINOT INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINOT,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TURNED BACK TO FLD.STALLED 25-30FT AGL.ELECTRODES BURNT ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS.MIXT LINKAGE BROKEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2320Q
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minot Intl
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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.