- Date
- May 20, 1983, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Stanton, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3828NBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830520020429A
- Case key
- 6067
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch to land, the eng lost power when the acft was at aprx 300 ft AGL. The plt stated that he switched fuel tanks & retracted the landing gear & flaps in an effort to reach the rwy. When he saw that he could not glide to the rwy, he turned to avoid trees. However, the acft collided with power lines. Then crashed into a pond. An exam revealed the fuel selector was positioned to the left tank. Aprx 20 to 25 gal of fuel was found in the left tank, but no fuel was found in the right tank. A post crash eng run was made & it operated smoothly to 2715 RPM with a 62 inch test club propeller installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3828N
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1818
- Airframe hours
- 560
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeremy W. Coon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1982
- Departed
- Wrens, GA
- Airport
- Stanton, runway 24, 3,000 × 70 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,750 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEX, 37 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.