- Date
- October 1, 1974
- Place
- Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6118NBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741001037689A
- Case key
- 140916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3463 74/10/1 COLLEGEVILLE,PA BEECH B23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 159 TIME - 1120 N6118N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGEVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R MAG NYLON ROTOR GR P/N 10-349234 HAD 8 GR TEETH MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6118N
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Perkiomen Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6118N · 1
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