# Accident 20011117032369A: Beech 76, Indianapolis, IN, November 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6004° N, 86.1207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6004&lon=-86.1207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3846Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3846Z-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117032369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING RUN-UP LEFT HAND MAG DROP WAS EXCESSIVE. HE RAN THE ENGINE FOR A WHILE AND RECHECKED THE MAGNETO, IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 2000 FT., THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10, AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, HFY. WHILE LANDING HE REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE STRUGGLED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY, THEN SLID BACK TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, BOTH ENGINES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT HAND PROP WAS FOUND IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL WING AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA035), Nov 17, 2001: Beech 76 (N3846Z), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the directional control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the stuck open intake valve on the left engine.

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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