- Date
- March 1, 1987, 21:04 local (Mar 2, 1987, 02:04 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2355ZBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870301004479A
- Case key
- 7383
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was flown from a pvt strip to a nrby arpt at statesboro, GA for refueling. After the acft was refueled, the englost pwr as the student plt was taxiing to takeoff. Water was fnd in the sumps, & rprtdly, 4 to 6 samples were required to drain water from each tank. After the eng was started, the acft was rprdly flown to swainsboro, GA, then the plt tookoff on a flt to waynesboro, GA with a pax aboard. He rprtdly missed his destn arpt & started an apch to land at bush field at Augusta, GA. While on the apch, the eng lost pwr & the student plt was unable to restart it. During an emerg landing, the acft collided with trees & both wings were extensively damaged. A post-crash exam revealed no evidence of a mechanical failure. Fluid that was drained from the carburetor & gascolator was mostly water. The student plt noted that the acft's fuel tanks had a tendency to accumulate water when the acft was parked for any length of time; however, the source of the water was not verified. A check of the student plt's blood showed an alcohol lvl of 0.262%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2355Z
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M 34
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- D & R Cropspraying Service
- Registered owner
- D & E Cropspraying Ser. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 1, 1986
- Departed
- TBR · Swainsboro, GA
- Destination
- 2J7 · Waynesboro, GA
- Airport
- AGS · Bush Field, runway 35, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGS, 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.