- Date
- August 30, 1983, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cassopolis, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88AXBeech 58P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830045059A
- Case key
- 12021
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - inadequateCause
Stall/spin - inadvertent
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft entered a flat spin while practicing VMC maneuvers. The right fuel valve was in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88AX
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ142
- Airframe hours
- 891
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-WB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- South Side Landfill, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1983 · 146 hours before
- Departed
- AZO · Kalamazoo, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,385 total · 425 in this make and model · 6,131 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 25 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.