- Date
- June 7, 1983, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1757WBeech 95-B55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830607022239A
- Case key
- 20926
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on the takeoff roll, with aprx 1400 ft of rwy remaining, the plt noticed that there was no indication of airspeed. He therefore elected to abort the takeoff, the rwy was a combination of asphalt & turf. Following his decision to abort, the remaining portion of the rwy was turf, still damp from the morning dew. He was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. After overrunning the rwy, the acft hit an irrigation ditch & nosed over. A post- accident exam revealed insect larvae imbedded in the pitot tube, about 1/8 inch from the tube's end. According to the plt, the acft had been parked outside & had not been flown for aprx 70 days prior to the accident flt. He further related that he noticed nothing abnormal about the pitot sys during his preflt inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1757W
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1498
- Airframe hours
- 2,291
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eternacrete Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 25, 1983 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- XS80 · Rio Medina, runway 33, 2,900 × 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 6,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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