- Date
- July 9, 1983, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mccomb, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1317ZBeech N35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830709029719A
- Case key
- 5930
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a nose low attitude and was destroyed. The two plts aboard had been practicing instrument approachesat Mccomb and suddenly without notifing fss the practice was discontinued to return to baton rouge. Fss found out about the change by initiating a call to the acft. About 5 minutes after this radio call ground witnesses observed the acft crash. No records were found indicating fueling of the acft since 6/6/83 when 8 gallons was added. No evidence of fuel was found in the acft. The propeller did not indicate power at impact. Examination of the throw over column revealed it was in the right position. The right seat plt was a private plt with 195 total flying hours. The left seat plt was a commercial pilot with 640 hours total flight time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1317Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6751
- Airframe hours
- 2,791
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A. Mills
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- BTR · Baton Rouge, LA
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 640 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.