- Date
- June 8, 1986, 12:42 local (16:42 UTC)
- Place
- Rome, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N544EBeech D45(T34B)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860608022109A
- Case key
- 6947
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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
Just before takeoff, a rain shower was observed approaching the arpt. The plt elected to make a maximum performance takeoff. Rprtdly, after lift-off. She initiated a climb at 70 KTS & raised the flaps. The plt reported beginning a shallow turn at aprx 200 ft AGL. She stated that without any input, the gentle bank became steeper. According to witnesses, the acft had leveled off, then nosed up again. Subsequently, it contd to the right about 70 deg, stalled & crashed into trees. The back seat occupant stated that the stall warning light illuminated during the the occurrence. According to the flt manual, the acft should be accelerated to 100 KTS prior to retracting the flaps after obstacle clearance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N544E
- Reported as
- Beech D45(T34B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BG-281
- Airframe hours
- 10,298
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-4-3, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nas Atlanta Flying Club
- Registered owner
- U.S. Navy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 17, 1986 · 89 hours before
- Destination
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
- Airport
- RMG · Russell, runway 36, 6,000 × 150 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 844 total · 36 in this make and model · 631 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 41 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.