- Date
- March 27, 1987, 18:10 local (Mar 28, 1987, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Vernon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2820SBeech V35-TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870327007559A
- Case key
- 13642
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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 acft was on a test flt after a top-overhaul had just been completed. Mechanics rprtd that before the flt, the eng had been properly rigged & operated normally drg run-up. Drg initial climb after takeoff, witnesses said the eng lost power. The plt initiated a steep (70-75 degree banked) turn back toward the arp. Drg the turn, the nose dropped & the acft impacted the ground in a left wing low, nose down attitude. The acft was extensively damaged by impact & ground fire. A teardown of the eng revealed internal engine mechanical continuity, evidence of oil pump operation, and normal lubrication. The dual mag had extensive fire dmg. The fuel pump was charred; investigators were unable to rotate driveshaft. Teardown did not confirm reason for power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2820S
- Reported as
- Beech V35-TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8432
- Airframe hours
- 3,585
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stan The Tire Man
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 13, 1986 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- MVN
- Destination
- MVN
- Airport
- MVN · Mt Vernon, runway 5, 6,498 × 150 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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,040 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MVN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.