- Date
- June 18, 1986, 17:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- Mosquero, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N333RSBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860618034509A
- Case key
- 16830
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Stall - inadvertentCause
Diverted attentionFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Fire/explosion
Analysis
The acft was observed flying at low altitude when it pitched up at a steep angle, climbed about 400 ft, rolled off on left wing, descended into the ground, exploded and burned. Post accident exam revealed the landing gear was retracted but the flaps were extended 12 degrees. No evidence of airframe, engine, prop, flight control, or system failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333RS
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-849
- Airframe hours
- 1,832
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA(12), 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert J. Mitchell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1985
- Departed
- Yates, NM
- Destination
- Albert, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,086 total · 1,712 in this make and model · 32 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TCC, 38 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.