- Date
- May 23, 1985, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6144VBeech 35-C33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850523019889A
- Case key
- 12885
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At lift-off during the departure, the plt noticed oil spray on the windshield. He initiated an aborted takeoff by retarding the throttle, then realized there was insufficient rwy remaining, so he applied full throttle again. However, the eng did not respond to the rapid throttle advancement. Subsequently, the acft went off the rwy near the departure end, hit a dirt bank adjacent to a ditch & nosed over. Arpt personnel reported that the plt had serviced the acft with oil, but had forgotten to reinstall the oil filler cap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6144V
- Reported as
- Beech 35-C33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-868
- Airframe hours
- 36,344
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timothy M. Parsons
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 10, 1984 · 6,489 hours before
- Destination
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Airport
- C29 · Morey, runway 31, 2,975 × 25 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,762 total · 2,046 in this make and model · 2,598 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 9 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.