# NTSB ATL82FA208: Beech B-60, N6648X, Sylva, NC, July 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 06:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place: Sylva, NC
- Coordinates: 35.43082, -82.499679 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4308&lon=-82.4997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72774/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA208

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - runway (contributing factor)
  - gear retraction - premature, pilot in command (cause)
- Fire, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT 600 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32. THE PILOTS STATEMENT AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DO NOT CORRELATE. THE PROP MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND THE SCRATCHES ON THE FUSELAGE INDICATE BOTH ENGINES WERE WORKING AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6648X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6648X-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N P-504, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Registry model: [Beech B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (registry code 1153605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TIO-541 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tio-541-serie) (registry code 17036, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P-504
- Airframe hours: 1630
- Engines: LYCOMING TI0-541E1C4 380 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Jack M. Hennessee Inc.
- Registered owner: Jack M. Hennessee Inc.
- Departed: SYLVA, NC
- Destination: MOREHEAD CITY, NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Jackson County, runway 32, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 7,264 total, 440 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724034259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724034259A), Jul 24, 1982: Beech 60, Sylva, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine malfunction during takeoff causing loss of control. No malfunction found.

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.

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