- Date
- November 26, 1983, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cairo, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9002QBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126058749A
- Case key
- 12378
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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 dove into the ground nose first from a 90 degree bank shortly after takeoff. The acft was observed by witnessesto take off slowly 'with about 1/2 power' being used. The climb was slow and at 300-400 ft the acft turned left with thelanding gear still down. Witnesses near the accident site heard the engine sputter. When the engine sputtered a 2nd timethe acft turned left with some loss of altitude. While in this turn 'the wing dipped down suddenly' to about a 90 degreebank angle. The acft dove to the ground and exploded. The investigation revealed the fuel selector near the right fuel tank position. The valve was open only part way and during testing this interfered with fuel flow and affected the ability of the fuel pump to suppress vapor formation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9002Q
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9166
- Airframe hours
- 1,170
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Swoboda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 21, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- 1M0 · Cairo, runway 20, 2,600 × 60 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
- 72
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CG1, 20 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.