- Date
- December 19, 1984, 05:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bellesville, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N51FGBeech B-18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841219067909A
- Case key
- 12816
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that just after lift off the acft veered to the left going off the rwy striking the ground. Investigationrevealed that the plt in the left seat was receiving training & both plts were at the controls. The acft eng & airframe were inspected & disclosed no preimpact failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51FG
- Reported as
- Beech B-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA324
- Airframe hours
- 10,374
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-27, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Active Aero
- Registered owner
- Smith Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 26, 1984 · 218 hours before
- Departed
- Belleville, MI
- Destination
- SHV · Shreveport, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- YIP · Willow Run, runway 27, 6,511 × 160 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,200 total · 535 in this make and model · 2,850 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51FG · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.