NYC66F0126

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C45H · E.Bigstone Gap, VA · June 22, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1965
Place
E.Bigstone Gap, VA · E.BIGSTONE GAP, VA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9522ZBeechcraft C45H
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178160

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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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2-0394  65/6/22    E.BIGSTONE GAP VA   BEECHCRAFT C45H     CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5000
        TIME - 1730                    N9522Z              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRACKERS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9522Z
Reported as
Beechcraft C45H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crackers Neck

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.