35.4671° N, 80.0292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldorado, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 24, 1982 · 13:35 local
Place
Eldorado, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5364C
Reported as
Beech T34B
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total150 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine unable to develop power. Found an ear on the alternate air door valve broke off. Blocked carburetor air.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE UNABLE TO DEVELOP POWER. FOUND AN EAR ON THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR VALVE BROKE OFF. BLOCKED CARBURETOR AIR.