- Date
- August 13, 1982, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1555ZBeech P35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820813038059A
- Case key
- 69723
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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
After takeoff engine reportedly lost power. The pilot flew it between trees but one wing was separated in the collision with a tree during the forced landing. No reason for the power loss was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1555Z
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7033
- Airframe hours
- 4,836
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Geidak Aviation
- Registered owner
- Geidak Aviation
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- Coronado, runway 17, 4,000 × 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
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,442 total · 3,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
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 N1555Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.