- Date
- August 15, 1977
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8374NBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770815040139A
- Case key
- 145467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3830 77/8/15 FLUSHING,NY BEECH D55 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2300 TIME - 0815 N8374N PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY EAST HAMPTON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IGNITION LEAD GNDD MAG TERM,NO PROTECT BOOT INSTLD.FLAPS RETRACTED AT INSF SPEED TO SUPPORT ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8374N
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flushing
N8374NRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Beech D55Airframe modelBeech D55Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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