# NTSB NYC71FHA15: Beech 35-B33, N1548Z, Forty Fort, PA, September 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1970
- Place: Forty Fort, PA · FORTY FORT, PA
- Location: 41.2801° N, 75.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forty Fort, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2801&lon=-75.8732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4009   70/9/7    FORTY FORT,PA       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N1548Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 5980 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WYOMING VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORTY FORT,PA               WATERTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- MAN PRESS DROP AFTR TKOF.GR DID NOT EXTD,EMERG EXTSN NOT ATMTD.GR SYST CKD OK LTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1548Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1548Z-1971-12-14), registration cancelled 1971-12-14, S/N CD-424 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wyoming Valley

## Other investigations on N1548Z (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC71AN097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN097), Apr 3, 1971: Beech 35-B33 (N1548Z), Forestville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X1087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1087), Dec 22, 1964: Beechraft 35B33 (N1548Z), Gregory, SD, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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