- Date
- December 23, 1975
- Place
- Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N236WCBeech C55
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751223042739A
- Case key
- 152071
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4114 75/12/23 DOYLESTOWN,PA BEECH C55 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2141 N236WC PX- 0 1 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 9549 TOTAL HOURS, 250 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RICHMOND,VA PHILADELPHIA,PA DOYLESTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT RSTRD MAIN TANK TKOF.L ENG L AUX,MAINS USED INFLT.L RESIDUAL FUEL.R SEAT PAX PULLED PLTS ARM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N236WC
- Reported as
- Beech C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bucks County
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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.