NYC75FGT05

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23-24 · Clarance, PA · August 15, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1974
Place
Clarance, PA · CLARANCE, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9117TBeech A23-24
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740815026029A
Case key
134389

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2504  74/8/15    CLARANCE,PA         BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 346
        TIME - 1023                    N9117T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 4 EX STACK BKN OFF AT WELD JOINT OF ATTACHMENT FLANGE.LNDD ON LOGGING RD STRUCK TREE STUMPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9117T
Reported as
Beech A23-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.