- Date
- August 11, 1979
- Place
- Reading, KS · READING, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4744JBeech A23-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790811019229A
- Case key
- 135004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1400 79/8/11 READING,KS BEECH A23-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 812 TIME - 1130 N4744J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 733 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KS STILLWATER,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- #3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK GRASS COVERED DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4744J
- Reported as
- Beech A23-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4744JRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 1981 · Beech A23-24Airframe modelBeech A23-24Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.