FTW84LA333

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 56TC · Houston, TX · August 2, 1984

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 2, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place
Houston, TX
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3792QBeech 56TC
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840802036969A
Case key
21415

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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.

Loss of engine powerTakeoff - roll/run
Aircraft performance,two or more engines - failure,partialCause
Reason for occurrence undetermined
Judgment - poorPilot in command
Aborted takeoff - not performedPilot in commandCause
Unsafe/hazardous condition - not identifiedPilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Terrain condition - ground

Analysis

A special ferry permit had been issued for a one time flt. According the plt neither eng was developing normal power during or after takeoff. At appx 300 ft AGL the acft began to descend and the plt initiated the forced landing in the wooden terrain about 5 miles east of the arpt.

Aircraft

Registration
N3792Q
Reported as
Beech 56TC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TG-6
Airframe hours
2,526
Engine
Lycoming TIO-541-EIB4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Ferry · Part 91
Operator
William B Rowe Jr
Registered owner
Charles Doldon
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 21, 1983
Departed
HOU · Houston, TX
Destination
99F · OK

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
72
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Helicopter, Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
23,210 total · 400 in this make and model · 23,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 131 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
110° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
HOU, 5 nm away

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 N3792Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.