- Date
- June 1, 1986, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Paw Paw, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5152CBeech B35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860601020129A
- Case key
- 13301
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On takeoff at approx 100' the engine began to falter. The pilot did a 180 deg turn and landed about 1/2 way down the runway. After bouncing twice and seeing that he would probably run off the end, he performed a go-around. At a point near the end of the runway, according to his passenger, the engine quit. The aircraft then descended into trees. Following the accident the fuel selector was found on an empty tank and the engine ran normally on a test stand.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5152C
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2437
- Airframe hours
- 3,843
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Peters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1985 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- 2C5 · Alemna, runway 9, 3,250 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 70 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 14 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.