- Date
- October 22, 1979
- Place
- Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8865MBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791022030339A
- Case key
- 133329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3597 79/10/22 BRADFORD,PA BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 190 TIME - 1420 N8865M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,NH BRADFORD,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L FUEL TANK OVER 1/2 FULL,R TANK 1GAL FUEL.PLT STATED FUEL SEL ON R TANK WHEN ENG LOST PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8865M
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradford
N8865MRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Beech A23Airframe modelBeech A23Engine modelContinental IO-346 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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