- Date
- July 28, 1985, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hobart, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1CKBeech C33-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850728034139A
- Case key
- 13166
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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 eng lost complete pwr during cruise. The plt landed on a road and the acft collided with a pile of gravel. Fuel was found in both tanks, however, the bladder fuel tanks were found partially collapsed. The fuel cap 'o' rings were to be replaced but were not at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1CK
- Reported as
- Beech C33-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE30
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nick Wilson
- Registered owner
- Nick Wilson
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- LDM · Ludington, MI
- Destination
- Lansing, IL
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total · 2,850 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.