- Date
- October 8, 1987, 22:15 local (Oct 9, 1987, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9231Beech HA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871008059099A
- Case key
- 7560
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After t/o PIC was told by twr that tail stand, used to prevent acft from tipping on tail when loaded, was still attached to acft. PIC req teardrop turn back to departure rwy. Approach controller stated he saw mode c indication of 700'. A/p elev. Is 332'. Acft was returning to rwy 36R when it stalled, recovery was attempted, and acft impacted ground prior to completion of level off. Acft was 379 lbs ovr max takeoff weight and CG was at least 3' fwd of the limit. No record of load manifest was found. PIC had low PIC experience and received 2.7 documented flt hours with the operator's instructor pilot including his 135 competency check ride of 1.1 hours. Operator's initial training certification of PIC showed 5 hours of flight training. Acft was a modified Beech TC-45J.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9231
- Reported as
- Beech HA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51039
- Airframe hours
- 18,702
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE 331-1-101, 665 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Connie Kalitia Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 20, 1987 · 63 hours before
- Destination
- CVG · Cincinnati, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MEM · Memphis Int'L, runway 36R, 8,400 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,913 total · 64 in this make and model · 329 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 1 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.
Other investigations on N9231 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.