Beechcraft 65-80 N242Q
1 August 1974 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1974 at about 10:35 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N242Q, operated by Beachwood Home, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N242Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Beachwood Home
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Newark, Nj → Broken Bow, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2611
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACFT EQPD WITH 2 REBAT R-35 LEAD ACID BATTERIES.ACFT EQPT LIST, MFG SPECS, ONE N1 CADIUM BATTERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1974 | Beechcraft 65 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Public Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1974 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Thomasville, Georgia, United States | Rolof Evanglst | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1974 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | West Coal Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1974 | Beechcraft 65 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Ridge Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1974 | Beechcraft 65 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Interstate AUT | Fatal | 5 |
| 19 Oct 1974 | Beechcraft 65 | Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |