- Date
- November 23, 1982, 22:40 local (Nov 24, 1982, 04:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cullman, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N18411Beech 95-B55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821123061619A
- Case key
- 70383
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Analysis
After takeoff from rwy 1, the acft was observed to climb in a steep attitude into the clouds. The acft crashed in a nearvertical attitude about 3/4 mi from the rwy on a bearing of 050 deg. The control lock pin flag was found in the vicinityof the control column with the pin missing. Examination of the elevator trim motor gears revealed a damage tooth on the drive gear & a series of marked teeth on the driver gear. The elevator trim tab was found in the max deflection position(full-up tab.) The elevator trim motor, when operating, takes 57.5 secs to move from neutral to full up; 27 secs to movefrom neutral to full down; & 67 secs to move from full up to full down. When the control lock pin is installed, the elevator is locked 12 degs down & the aileron is locked 8 degs right aileron up. The left prop blades were bent aft about the blade faces. Some chordwise scrapes were noted. The prop had separated from the eng drive shaft under a torsion & bending load.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18411
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1979
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Central American Inter'L Inc.
- Registered owner
- Smb2 Inc.
- Departed
- 3A1 · Cullman, AL
- Destination
- Louisville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3A1 · Folsom, runway 1, 5,120 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 16,060 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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