- Date
- July 18, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jonestown, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N34RSBeech 95-A55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820718032839A
- Case key
- 71208
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, he encountered a strong pull to the right. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway, went down an eight foot embankment, and was substantially damaged. After the accident, the wheels rolled freely and no engine malfunction was verified. The pilot stated that both engines were at full power until impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34RS
- Reported as
- Beech 95-A55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-446
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Vornsand Enterprise Inc.
- Registered owner
- Vornsand Enterprise Inc.
- Departed
- 5R3 · Jonestown, TX
- Destination
- Houston, TX
- Airport
- 5R3 · Bar-K Airpark, runway 16, 3,790 × 75 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,340 total · 1,990 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N34RS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.