- Date
- July 18, 1985, 01:43 local (05:43 UTC)
- Place
- Youngstown, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51WBeech E18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718035009A
- Case key
- 13152
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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
During initial climb, the plt noted a vibration. He was unable to identify the source & elected to land gear up on the remaining rwy. An exam of the acft revealed that the stick shaker sys had been activated by an electrical problem in the left eng nacelle area. The exact cause of the electrical problem could not be determined due to a ground fire that occurred in that area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51W
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA287
- Airframe hours
- 15,058
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Laffayette Aviation
- Registered owner
- Wyman Pilot Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 6, 1985 · 87 hours before
- Destination
- Des Moines, IA
- Airport
- YNG · Youngstown, runway 32, 7,492 × 100 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,055 total · 416 in this make and model · 1,666 as pilot in command · 238 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.