- Date
- June 2, 1991, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- California, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 11 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N655KJBeech B65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910602018729A
- Case key
- 11626
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Probable cause
The loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons.
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
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff on a parachute jumping flt the left engine lost power, but a second later power was restored. Soon afterwards a total power loss occurred. According to the pilot, the propeller stopped rotating and did not windmill. He did not feather the left propeller. He made a shallow left turn toward an open field, while trying to return to the airport. He was unable to maintain adequate airspeed or altitude, and in order to maintain aircraft control, he reduced power on the right enggine. He made a forced landing in a wheat field. The airplane came to a stop and all occupants escaped the airplane before it caught fire. The examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N655KJ
- Reported as
- Beech B65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LC-129]
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- Lycoming GSIO-480, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Fayard Enterprise, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Fayard Enterprises, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 25, 1991 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 2W6
- Airport
- runway 11, 3,200 × 50 ft
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,350 total · 150 in this make and model · 2,160 as pilot in command · 510 in the last 90 days · 160 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PXT, 999 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.