Beechcraft A23 N8742M
24 January 1971 · Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1971 at about 18:23 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N8742M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rostraver
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23
- Registration
- N8742M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Butler, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0630
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TKOF RPM 2300.NR 2 IGNITION LEAD L MAG WOULD NOTFIRE, HALF OF RMVD SPARK PLUGS NOT FIRING PROPERLY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Crescent, Oklahoma, United States | Duncan Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Lexington Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Dallesport, Washington, United States | Keystone Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Athens, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |