NYC66F0170

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C-18S · Beaver Falls, PA · August 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1965
Place
Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7377CBeechcraft C-18S
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176573

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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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3-2289   65/8/7    BEAVER FALLS PA     BEECHCRAFT C-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 14000
        TIME - 1510                    N7377C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GRASS COVERED DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7377C
Reported as
Beechcraft C-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaver Falls

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