ATL81FKJ12

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Wetumpka, AL · February 26, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1981
Place
Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N133VWBeech K35
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126790

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0311  81/2/26    WETUMPKA,AL         BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 7000
        TIME - 2145                    N133VW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLACAUGA,AL                WETUMPKA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEASED BY USAF.

Aircraft

Registration
N133VW
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wetumpka Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.