- Date
- July 15, 1990, 11:37 local (15:37 UTC)
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8854MBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900715025849A
- Case key
- 14707
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to unknown 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
During initial climbout from takeoff the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot made an off airport forced landing in a bean field during which the airplane was substantially damaged. A complete powerplant analysis during teardown was not possible due to the fact that both magnetos and wiring harness were stolen prior to the teardown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8854M
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-589
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. L. Fisher Development Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 13, 1989 · 49 hours before
- Airport
- 3TE · Merillat, runway 18, 4,000 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JXN, 68 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.