- Date
- October 14, 1985, 07:23 local (12:23 UTC)
- Place
- New Lisbon, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6060EBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851014076229A
- Case key
- 13369
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, acft preflight, engine runup and warm up were normal. Takeoff and initial climb up to approx 300 ft AGL were normal also. At this point the engine quit and the plt performed a forced landing in a clover field below him. The acft was substantially damaged during the forced landing. Following the accident the engine was test-run on a test bench up to 2500 RPM. The only discrepancy noted was that the engine ran rough on the left magneto.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6060E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6020
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Willis J. Bires
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1985
- Departed
- 82C
- Destination
- Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- 82C · Mauston-New Lisbon Union
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 50 in this make and model · 183 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LSE, 40 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.
Other investigations on N6060E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.