# NTSB SEA76AS027: Beech 19A, Port Orchard, WA, November 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: November 19, 1975
- Place: Port Orchard, WA · PORT ORCHARD, WA
- Location: 47.5373° N, 122.6331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Orchard, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, January 12, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3704  75/11/19   PORT ORCHARD,WA     BEECH 19A           CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1310                    N5085T              PX-  0  1  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1412 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1061 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ORCHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TACOMA,WA                   RETURN                       PORT ORCHARD,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POSITIVE FLOAT RETRACTION NEEDLE VALVE CLIP MISSING.NEEDLE VALVE STUCK CLOSED.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5085T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5085T-1976-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: PORT ORCHARD
- FAA reports: 19751119040079A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751119040079A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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