- Date
- November 9, 1985, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Teresa, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4956MBeech F33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851109061339A
- Case key
- 16882
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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
The plt reported the cylinder head temp began 'falling back out of green' shortly after takeoff. The plt reversed direction & landed at the arpt, but failed to extend the gear, substantially damaging the acft. The investigation of theeng revealed the exhaust valve on the no. 3 cylinder stuck open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4956M
- Reported as
- Beech F33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE-781
- Airframe hours
- 1,858
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. L. Guffy, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 7, 1985 · 111 hours before
- Destination
- LRN · Las Cruces, NM
- Airport
- 5T6 · Santa Teresa, runway 10, 5,400 × 100 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 456 total · 456 in this make and model · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELP, 17 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.