- Date
- November 21, 1984, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Gainesville, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9760RBeech M35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841121067259A
- Case key
- 6578
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during an emergency landing while operating in VFR conditions on a dark night over isolated terrain. The plt stated he thought the eng exploded & lost visual contact due to oil spraying on the windshield. The rt front passenger held a flashlight on the acft flt instruments while the plt executed the forced landing. Investigation revealed that one blade of the propeller (mccauley blade # K102278YS) failed in fatique.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9760R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6245
- Airframe hours
- 3,163
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William C.Miller
- Registered owner
- John S. Kern
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1984 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- Savannah, GA
- Destination
- Chattanooga, TN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 350 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.