- Date
- March 30, 1982, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dulce, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5237CBeech B35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820330006769A
- Case key
- 70516
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Approximately 30 min after departure the acft returned to the arpt trailing smoke & occassional flame from an area near the cowl flaps & nose gear doors. The plt did not make a straight in approach but appeared to be in a normal traffic pattern. The acft stalled where a left base leg turn would have been made. There was evidence of heat & smoke in the cockpit. Inside portions of the broken windshield were sooted. The underside of the empennage was covered with fresh oil over its entire length. Oil stains & fresh oil leakage signatures were present on the oil drain housing attached to theaccessory case. The rear clamp was loose on the p/n 24827 hose whichcouples this housing to the intake & oil drain manifold. The acft was extensively modified by the owner between 10/79 & the date of the accident. No FAA form 337 (major repair & alteration) had been filed since 5/14/75 even though a large engine & numerous modifications to the acft had been accomplished by the owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5237C
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2582
- Airframe hours
- 4,953
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brull, Wareen J. & Donna J.
- Registered owner
- Brull, Wareen J. & Donna J.
- Departed
- NMO1 · Dulce, NM
- Destination
- C · Kansas City, MO
- Airport
- NMO1 · Dulce, runway 33, 5,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 750 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 27° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 106 °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 N5237C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.