- Date
- March 14, 1982, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Pell City, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30BWBeech B24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820314003839A
- Case key
- 72180
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While the pilot was making touch and go landings, the engine lost power as the aircraft was climbing through about 300 ft AGL. The pilot landed in a field with the landing gear up to reduce the stopping distance. No pre- impact malfunctions or failures were found. Fuel was found in both tanks and throughout the fuel system. No fuel contamination was found. The engine started and ran normally during an operational check; however, the check was limited to 1500 RPM due to propeller damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30BW
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC 197
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wilburn Erwin
- Registered owner
- Wilburn Erwin
- Departed
- Pell City, AL
- Destination
- Pell City, AL
- Airport
- St Clair County
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 665 total · 90 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.