NYC78FFA25

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · Round Lake, NY · June 29, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1978
Place
Round Lake, NY · ROUND LAKE, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N18867Beech C23
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780629023359A
Case key
140741

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2345  78/6/29    ROUND LAKE,NY       BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 55
        TIME - 0745                    N18867              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUND LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N18867
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Round Lake

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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