- Date
- August 11, 1983, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Evart, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N400NABeech G18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830811040629A
- Case key
- 12017
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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.
Analysis
The acft collided with a utility pole and a large tree during a forced landing after a power loss on takeoff. Witnesses heard the acft backfiring and the ground run was excessively long. Immediately after takeoff the acft went through the tops of pine trees. The backfiring and smoke stopped after the collision with the pine trees and the acft started a descent toward a street. It maneuvered as if to avoid a collision with cars. After the accident the spark plugs from the right engine were tested and all but #5 front plug would not spark. However during a subsequent test the spark plugsplugs, with the exception of #5, did test properly. A complete engine teardown did not reveal evidence of mechanical failure or pre-impact engine discrepancy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400NA
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA 591
- Airframe hours
- 13,983
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Northern Air Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 5, 1983 · 89 hours before
- Destination
- ENW · Kenosha, WI
- Airport
- 9C8 · Evart Muni, runway 6, 2,825 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- 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
- 8,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.