- Date
- April 26, 1985, 21:20 local (Apr 27, 1985, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lima, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5544DBeech H35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850426017679A
- Case key
- 13051
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was flying the acft back to the home arpt following an annual inspection when he noticed the oil pressure was falling to zero. Aprx 3 min later, the eng seized. Subsequently, an emerg gear-up landing was made in a farm field. An exam revealed the oil pressure line had fractured at the flared end where it was connected to a 90 deg fitting on the crankcase. A metallurgical exam revealed the break occurred from overload. An inspn of the acft also revealed other discrepancies. Wires from the over voltage relay's fld terminal & the altenator fld terminal were mis-routed which allowed the regulator to be unregulated. Also, an alligator clip was found connected to the wiring.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5544D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5147
- Airframe hours
- 3,870
- Engine
- Continental O-470-G, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian L. Browne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- KY54 · Pewee Valley, KY
- Destination
- 2G5 · Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport
- AOH
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,616 total · 1,616 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 40° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY, 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.