NYC68F0330

NTSB accident investigation · Beech T-34 · Butler, PA · December 15, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 15, 1967
Place
Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9182RBeech T-34
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112553

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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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2-0948  67/12/15   BUTLER,PA           BEECH T-34          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 300
        TIME - 1740                    N9182R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9182R
Reported as
Beech T-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Butler-Graham

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.