Beechcraft D55 N105AC
9 August 1979 · Flushing, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 August 1979 at about 16:43 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N105AC, operated by Southern Jerse, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Flushing, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laguardia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N105AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Jerse
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Atlantic City, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3913
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
FUEL SELECTOR VLVS PSND TO AUX TANKS.FLT MAN RSTRD USE OF AUX TANKS TO LVL FLT. LNDD 600FT FM RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft D55 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft D55 | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1978 | Beechcraft D55 | El Campo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft D55 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Amadori Constr | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft D55 | Flushing, New York, United States | Montauk Caribb | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1977 | Beechcraft D55 | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |