- Date
- June 30, 1984, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3267VBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630028029A
- Case key
- 16225
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to arpt personnel the plt was known to perform maintenance on his acft. The plt was not a licensed A&P. According to witnesses, the acft tookoff and climbed to aprx 200 to 250 ft and the eng quit. The acft climbed 'a little more', then made a left bank turn of aprx 60 to 70 degrees. One witness stated, 'I saw the airplane stall and dive nose down. The left wing was low and the track appeared like a steep forward side slip.' Post crash exam of the eng revealed that the drive shaft pin in the fuel pump was worn to the point that marginal engagement could have been expected resulting in a loss of fuel pump drive.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3267V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-715
- Airframe hours
- 5,602
- Engine
- Continental E-185-8, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas J Matatall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1983 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- Q64 · Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- Q64 · Alameda, runway 17, 6,080 × 80 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,671 total · 2,419 in this make and model · 2,594 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 11 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 N3267V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.