# Accident 19890802026719A: Beech 70, Albany, GA, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 15:16 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional Apt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5893° N, 84.2110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5893&lon=-84.2110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11TP-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 70 (registry code 1152807, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 70
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1E6
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802026719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVER GROSS LIFTOFF, LOST RIGHT ENGINE. ROLLED RIGHT AND CRASHED. TURBOCHARGER GEAR FRACTURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA188), Aug 2, 1989: Beech 70 (N11TP), Albany, GA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SUPERCHARGER INTERMEDIATE DRIVE GEAR SHAFT (GEAR TOOTH), WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, AND THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF LIFT-OFF BEFORE REACHING VMC AIRSPEED.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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