- Date
- March 30, 1987, 09:36 local (14:36 UTC)
- Place
- Dalton, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6170UBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870330007839A
- Case key
- 7285
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On t/o at 1st power change PIC noted loss of performance. He turned left to downwind leg for landing. PIC and ground witnesses said eng quit and acft crashed into trees and ground. Post crash fire destroyed acft. PIC rpted taking fuel sample before t/o with no water contamination noted. Acft was fueled twice at arpt visited and flew after 1st fueling. After 2nd fueling acft sat uncovered during several hours of hard rain. Acft log said fuel cap seals replaced 5 months prior. Analysis of fuel from arpt showed no water in fuel. Droplets of water found in fuel truck filter. Eng examination revealed water damage to pistons, cylinders and spark plugs. The plts flt time was not reported or available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6170U
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1964
- Airframe hours
- 927
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B8, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe A. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1986
- Departed
- DNN
- Destination
- GPT · Gulfport, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DNN · Dalton Muni Airport, runway 14, 5,000 × 100 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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DNN, 5 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.