- Date
- August 2, 1989, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lindon, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7972KBeech S35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890802031609A
- Case key
- 14394
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Probable cause
The restricted movement of the ruddervator control due to undetermined reasons.
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 accident airplane ran off the end of the runway and collapsed the nose landing gear while aborting a takeoff roll. Airspeed at the time of the abort was greater than 80 knots and the pilot reported that he was unable to stop the airplane in the runway remaining. The pilot stated during a telephone interview that he felt a resistance in the flight controls which increased as the airspeed became greater. He described it as soft resistance rather then a mechanical lock. The FAA examined the airplane at the accident site before it was moved. No mechanical reason could be found to explain the pilots reported difficulty with the flight controls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7972K
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7471
- Airframe hours
- 2,073
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John D. Williams
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1989
- Destination
- Flint, MI
- Airport
- 9G2 · Linden Price, runway 27, 2,509 × 50 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 993 total · 138 in this make and model · 955 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.