# NTSB ATL83FA262: Beech N35, N1317Z, Mccomb, MS, July 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 9, 1983, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Coordinates: 31.239963, -90.460006 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2400&lon=-90.4600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA262
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5930/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA262

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1317Z-1983-11-29), registration cancelled 1983-11-29, S/N D-6751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-6751
- Airframe hours: 2791
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830709029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029719A), Jul 9, 1983: Beech N35, Mccomb, MS, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed for unknown reasons. Pilots were returning from practicing instrument approaches.

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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