NYC70F0147

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Forest City, PA · August 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1969
Place
Forest City, PA · FOREST CITY, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N97QBeech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154710

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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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3-3726  69/8/29    FOREST CITY,PA      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N97Q                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 4670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            476 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               CARBONDALE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-AROUND BLO VMC,R ENG DID NOT RESPOND.

Aircraft

Registration
N97Q
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clifford

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