# NTSB NYC76FGM43: Beech A-23, N3557R, Somerset, PA, August 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2893  76/8/10    SOMERSET,PA         BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N3557R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 1672 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PIC SHUT ENG DOWN ON TKOF AT 500FT W MIX CONTROL, UNABLE TO RESTART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3557R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3557R-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N M-731, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset County

## 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 19760810025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810025979A), Aug 10, 1976: Beech A23, Somerset, PA, Substantial damage. PIC shut eng down on tkof at 500FT w mix control, unable to restart.

## Other investigations on N3557R (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC69F0466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0466), May 16, 1969: Beech 23 (N3557R), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage

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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