NYC79FFS25

NTSB accident investigation · Bushby 22 · Geneseo, NY · August 22, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1979
Place
Geneseo, NY · GENESEO, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3QBBushby 22
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790822024939A
Case key
133768

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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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3-3574  79/8/22    GENESEO,NY          BUSHBY 22           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2800
        TIME - 1850                    N3QB                PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEO,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR 11MPH HIGHER THAN NORMAL.DRIED INSECT BODIES FOUND INSIDE CASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3QB
Reported as
Bushby 22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Genese

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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.