- Date
- July 26, 1985, 00:10 local (04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbertsville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNKBeech 95-B55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6678
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly - vibrationFactor
Engine assembly,cylinder - separationCause
Maintenance,overhaul - improperCause
Propeller feathering - performed
Forced landing
Precautionary landing - performed
Forced landing
Analysis
The acft made a precautionary lndg after the plt feathered the left eng because of vibration. Post accident exam showed a failed cylinder in the eng
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNK
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1993
- Airframe hours
- 1,467
- Engine
- Continental I0-470L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1985 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Destination
- LEX · Lexington, KY
- Airport
- M34 · Kentucky Dam State Park, runway 27, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 28 in this make and model · 2,925 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH, 25 nm away