- Date
- November 30, 1987, 16:09 local (22:09 UTC)
- Place
- Waukesha, WI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6679JBeech V35B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871130068709A
- Case key
- 13874
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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
Shortly after liftoff in IMC, the acft descended to the ground. The plt had been cleared for a rt turn but the controller noticed the acft turning left at about 50 ft AGL. The plt later could not stop the drifting to the left. The lndg gear was raised and the plt said he lowered the nose to increase airspeed. The acft banked left but the plt said he leveled the wings prior to ground impact. The acft never reached the departure end of the rwy and crashed 250 yards from the side of the rwy. Examination of the control system did not reveal evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6679J
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D10305
- Airframe hours
- 2,561
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack R. Culley
- Registered owner
- Sailboats Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1987 · 91 hours before
- Destination
- SUW · Superior, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- UES · Waukesha City Airport
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,711 total · 3,711 in this make and model · 3,554 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UES
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.