UNK64X4002

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M23 · Tacoma, WA · September 16, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1964
Place
Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8706MBeechcraft M23
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181627

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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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3-2921  64/9/16    TACOMA WASH         BEECHCRAFT M23      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 130
        TIME - 1807                    N8706M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8706M
Reported as
Beechcraft M23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tacoma

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.