- Date
- August 12, 1982, 13:49 local (18:49 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4800YBeech H35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820812037859A
- Case key
- 72877
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Analysis
Aircraft lost power during takeoff. Pilot tried to turn back to airport in a left bank described as 60 to 90 degrees. Aircraft stalled and crashed about 1300 feet east of takeoff point. During the investigation the fuel pump was placed on a flow bench & on the initial test would not pump fuel. The vapor separator tower coverplate was removed & a foreign object was observed in the orifice of the vapor ejector. There were particles of a black substance floating in the separator tower. When the fuel was poured onto a white towel the particles discolored the towel as graphite might do. After the vapor tower & ejector orifice were cleaned, the pump operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4800Y
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D4938
- Airframe hours
- 4,742
- Engine
- Continental O-470-N, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Westwings Inc.
- Registered owner
- Westwings Inc.
- Departed
- Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- Tulsa, OK
- Airport
- Tulsa Intl, runway 17R, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 499 total · 190 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 18° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 199 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.