20070719020489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C-45H · Longmont, CO · July 19, 2007

Date: July 19, 2007 · 09:18 local
Place: Longmont, CO
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9562Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07LA122
Reported as: Beech C45H
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total900 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9562ZRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2008 · Beech C-45HS/N AF-12 · Built 1951 Airframe modelBeech C-45H Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flight instructor and student pilot were practicing single engine operations. With right engine at idle the left engine began to vibrate and not produce power. Right engine was brought back to full power and left engine was feathered. Right engine began to lose power, crew set up for forced landing. Aircraft descended clipping trees, impacting the ground in field, skidding across road hitting power line pole, coming to rest in field. Aircraft caught fire, crew was able to egress.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE OPERATIONS. WITH RIGHT ENGINE AT IDLE THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND NOT PRODUCE POWER. RIGHT ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO FULL POWER AND LEFT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED. RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, CREW SET UP FOR FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED CLIPPING TREES, IMPACTING THE GROUND IN FIELD, SKIDDING ACROSS ROAD HITTING POWER LINE POLE, COMING TO REST IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, CREW WAS ABLE TO EGRESS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN07LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongmont, COThe instructor pilot's improper preflight in that he failed to close the rocker box recovery system drain valves, resulting in a total loss of lubricating oil and subsequent oil starvation to both engines. A contributing factor was the trees.Jul 19, 2007 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9562Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020714015469INormal Cruise · Sanjuanisland, WA(-23) On July 14, 2002, approximately 1400 pacific daylight time, a Beech C45H, N9562Z, being flown by private pilot stephen p. hinds performed a landing at roche harbor airport. Deputy brennan of the san juan sheriff's department reported he was dispatched…Jul 14, 2002