- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N765DBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158809
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0021 70/10/27 ALBANY,NY BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0205 N765D PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 6450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 2900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY SPRINGFIELD,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- MAIL FLT.VOLT/AMP SWITCH SHORTED OUT.DOUBLE THROW SWITCH AN-3226-1 UNAPVD ELECT ALTERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N765D
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N765DRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.
Other investigations on N765D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.