- Date
- January 17, 1976
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1272ZBeech B55
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760117002669A
- Case key
- 152649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 76/1/17 AMITYVILLE,NY BEECH B55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1480 TIME - 0040 N1272Z PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AMITYVILLE,NY MINNEAPOLIS,MN DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NR 2,4&6 CYL R ENG FULL OF OIL.PLUGS OIL FOULED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1272Z
- Reported as
- Beech B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.