- Date
- May 17, 1984, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N934Beech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840517068659A
- Case key
- 6278
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was being flown on a test flt after a new fuel pump had been installed. While taxiing for takeoff, the eng stopped. The plt restarted the eng & subsequently performed a takeoff. Witnesses saw the acft climb to about 500 ft AGL & begin a turn onto the x-wind leg. The turn steepened & the plt turn back toward the arpt. Subsequently, the acft descended, crashed in a wooded area & burned. The acft was demolished by impact & fire. No preimpact failure or malfunction was verified during an exam of the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N934
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 6390
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wesley F. Hull
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- PV6
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,210 total · 22 in this make and model · 3,868 as pilot in command · 164 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF, 13 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.
Other investigations on N934 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.