- Date
- March 26, 1989, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- New Carlisle, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N283GBeech B24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890326004699A
- Case key
- 8005
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to clear the trees after the in-flight collision with an undetermined object. He allowed the altitude to decrease to the point of colliding with trees before initiating remedial action to maintain flight and land the airplane.
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
After takeoff from rwy 27, when the acft climbed about 200 ft, the plt reported feeling a 'jolt' on the controls. As he started a left turn, the acft started to 'fall off' to the right. After the acft descended into tree tops, the plt retracted the landing gear and regained control of the acft. He continued to turn and made a landing on a grass strip on the arpt. The plt reported that he believed the left wing collided with a bird. No bird remains were found on the acft. There was evidence of a tree strike.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N283G
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC 241
- Airframe hours
- 1,762
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Everett, Lansing Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1988 · 19 hours before
- Airport
- Andy Barnhart Memorial
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 529 total · 10 in this make and model · 307 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.