- Date
- June 3, 1982, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- Beeville, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7510Beech D18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820603020529A
- Case key
- 69911
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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 pilot and three passengers departed on a pleasure flight. The pilot stated that after climbing several hundred feet and while at 110 mph, the right propeller went into high pitch following a propeller governor failure. This resulted in a loss of engine RPM and power. The propeller was not feathered and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. During an emergency landing on rough terrain, the left engine separated and the main landing gear and right wing were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7510
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A996
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- K. W. Graham
- Registered owner
- K. W. Graham
- Departed
- Beeville, TX
- Destination
- Beeville, TX
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.