- Date
- May 17, 1977
- Place
- Bloomingburg, NY · BLOOMINGBURG, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2179DBeech D35
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770517015239A
- Case key
- 147583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1462 77/5/17 BLOOMINGBURG,NY BEECH D35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 674 TIME - 1900 N2179D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHA-WAN-GA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMINGBURG,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BENDIX SERVO FUEL INJECTOR MODEL S-5BD1 DIAPHRAM RUPTURED.CRASH LNDD INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2179D
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sha-Wan-Ga Valley
N2179DRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2013 · Beech D35Airframe modelBeech D35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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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.