# NTSB MKC79DER36: Beech B19, N23849, Detroit Lakes, MN, May 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1979
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN · DETROIT LAKES, MN
- Location: 46.8076° N, 95.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8076&lon=-95.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2722  79/5/18    DETROIT LAKES,MN    BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N23849              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT LAKES MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HIBBLING,MN                 DETROIT LAKES,MN             ST.CLOUD,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-UNABLE TO ALIGN ACFT W RWY DRG EMERG LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23849](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23849-2002-03-06), registration cancelled 2002-03-06, S/N MB-876, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Lakes Mun

## 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 19790518026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518026749A), May 18, 1979: Beech B19, Detroit Lakes, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern due to fuel starvation. Made hard downwind landing. Collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N23849 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA033), Jan 28, 2002: Beech B-19 (N23849), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot. Also, the dual student's incorrect use of the fuel selector valve. A factor was the uneven terrain.

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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