- Date
- August 12, 1982, 20:15 local (Aug 13, 1982, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Frankfort, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8487NBeech E-33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820812041609A
- Case key
- 70738
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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.
Undershoot
Planned approach - misjudgedCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Analysis
The accident occured when the pilot was on his final approach to land. The pilot inadvertently touched down 100 feet short of the runway threshold and during the subsequent landing roll the aircraft struck an embankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8487N
- Reported as
- Beech E-33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD1176
- Airframe hours
- 2,415
- Engine
- Continental IO-470K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl A. Ruthenbeck
- Registered owner
- Earl A. Ruthenbeck
- Departed
- C18 · Frankfort, IL
- Destination
- C18 · Frankfort, IL
- Airport
- C18 · Frankfort, runway 9, 3,176 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 403 total · 121 in this make and model · 253 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Observed at
- CGX, 15 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.