# NTSB ATL83FKG01: Beech A23, N3513R, Junnel Hill, GA, November 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1982, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place: Junnel Hill, GA
- Coordinates: 34.840225, -85.040641 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8402&lon=-85.0406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FKG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71212/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 700 FT AGL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PASTURE THAT WAS HILLY WITH A GULLY RUNNING THROUGH IT. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FIRST CONTACTED THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL IN THE PASTURE, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE A SHORT DISTANCE AND IMPACTED HARD. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS CERVICAL DISLOCATION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ITS COMPONENTS AND THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSTALLED IN A TEST CELL AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3513R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3513R-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N M-669, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M699
- Airframe hours: 2613
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-346A 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rueben L. Hill & James A. Hawk
- Registered owner: Rueben L. Hill & James A. Hawk
- Departed: JUNNEL HILL, GA
- Destination: JUNNEL HILL, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 276 total, 221 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 156 °F
- Observed at: DNN, 12 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 19821108057589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108057589A), Nov 8, 1982: Beech A23, Tunnel Hill, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in rolling pasture and impacted bank of a gully. Possible fuel contamination.

## Other investigations on N3513R (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66D0372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0372), Nov 28, 1965: Beechcraft A-23 (N3513R), Robinsville, NJ, substantial damage

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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