- Date
- September 20, 1983, 10:43 local (14:43 UTC)
- Place
- Jonesboro, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N452CCBeech E18S
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830920050169A
- Case key
- 5953
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and nosed over during takeoff after an engine lost power. The acft had notbeen flown in several weeks and there had been days of rain and humidity. The magnetoes on the right engine were rough but seemed to clear up after an extended run-up. During takeoff run the right engine began backfiring and lost power. The takeoff was aborted at about 85 mph. The acft came to rest inverted off the end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N452CC
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-431
- Airframe hours
- 4,697
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Smithair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 6, 1983
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 9A7 · South Expressway, runway 24, 2,700 × 30 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,100 total · 2,010 in this make and model · 14,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 15 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.