- Date
- November 19, 1973
- Place
- Kinston, NC · KINSTON, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14514Beech T-34BN4738CBeech T-34B
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19731119041131A19731119041132A
- Case key
- 187788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3966 73/11/19 KINSTON,NC BEECH T-34B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1691 TIME - 1115 N4738C PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 2 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STALLINGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINSTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO REMARKS- NOSE GR IND SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.PLT TO MAINTAIN 70K AT 5000FT EXTND GR OTR ACFT WOULD INSPECT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3966 73/11/19 KINSTON,NC BEECH T-34B CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1115 N14514 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 39, 11340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STALLINGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINSTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO REMARKS- FLT UNDERNEATH N4738C TO VIS INSPECT LDG GR.VERT STAB AND ATTACHED RUDDER SEPARATED ENTRD SPIN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N14514
- Reported as
- Beech T-34B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stallings Field
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.
- Registration
- N4738C
- Reported as
- Beech T-34B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Stallings Field
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.