# Accident 20010830026369A: Beech A23, Stevens Point, WI, August 30, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 30, 2001, 18:14 local time - Place: Stevens Point, WI - Airport: Stevens Point - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.5400° N, 89.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5400&lon=-89.5596&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3516R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516R-2003-02-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A23 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA297) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830026369A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2001 AT 1814 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT A-23, N3516R, OPERATED BY JAY F. TILLMAN, LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE STEVENS POINT AIRPORT (STE), STEVENS POINT, WI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. (.19) ON AUGUST 30, 2001, ABOUT 1814 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A23, N3516R, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 30 (3,642 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY, ASPHALT) AT STEVENS POINT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (STE), NEAR STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM STE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE CAME TO REST AT LATITUDE 44 DEGREES 32.773 MINUTES N AND LONGITUDE 89 DEGREES 31.776 MINUTES W. THE RIGHT WI NG'S REAR SPAR WAS FOUND FRACTURED. THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMB COMPRESSION AT ALL CYLINDERS. BOTH MAGNETOS PRODUCED SPARK. A BLUE FLUID WAS FOUND IN BOTH FUEL TANKS, IN FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR, IN THE FUEL SELECTOR, AND IN THE STRAINER. THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS ABLE TO PUMP A FLUID WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ABLE TO PUMP A FLUID WHEN ELECTRIC CURRENT WAS APPLIED. THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE AND IMBEDDED IN SOIL APPROXIMATELY 38 FEET AND 198 DEGREES FROM THE AIRPLANES NOSE. THE PROPELLER SHAFT WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND ITS FLANGE WAS RETAINED ON THE PROPELLER. A PROPELLER BLADE WAS FOUND WITH AN S SHAPED BEND AND CHORDWISE ABRASION ON ITS LEADING EDGE AND BACK. AT 1815, THE STE WEATHER WAS: WIND 260 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 24 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 14 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.77 INCHES OF MERCURY. ## 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 CHI01FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA297), Aug 30, 2001: Beech A23 (N3516R), Stevens Point, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not obtaining/maintaining aircraft control. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.