- Date
- November 3, 1974
- Place
- Meyersdale, PA · MEYERSDALE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7936LBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741103040779A
- Case key
- 132484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4128 74/11/3 MEYERSDALE,PA BEECH A23A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 353 TIME - 1345 N7936L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYERSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R MAG,1 IGN LEAD SPARKING INTMTLY,COIL WIRE TO POINTS HAD BARE WIRE.ANNUAL INSP 9/18/74.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7936L
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meyersdale
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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