# NTSB NYC75FGT05: Beech A23-24, N9117T, Clarance, PA, August 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Clarance, PA · CLARANCE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117T-1995-03-03), registration cancelled 1995-03-03, S/N MA-332 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740815026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815026029A), Aug 15, 1974: Beech A2319, Clarance, PA, Substantial damage. Nr 4 ex stack bkn off at weld joint of attachment flange. Lndd on logging rd struck tree stumps.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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