- Date
- December 9, 1982, 16:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Holly Springs, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9115SBeech A-36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821209062959A
- Case key
- 71058
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was at 4,000 ft in cruise flight when the eng failed. The acft crashed 1/4 mi short of an arpt. The right wing bladder was completely torn in two & the left wing bladder contained a minute amount of fuel. There was reportedly a lot of fuel spillage at the scene. The fuel selector was in the off position. The plt stated he could not remember if he switched tanks or not.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9115S
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-819
- Airframe hours
- 679
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Burkegn Leasing Company
- Registered owner
- Burkegn Leasing Company
- Departed
- C · Hickory, NC
- Destination
- AI · Olive Branch, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Marshal County
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,075 total · 750 in this make and model · 1,875 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.