- Date
- December 17, 1984, 18:48 local (Dec 18, 1984, 00:48 UTC)
- Place
- Midlothian, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7460NBeech V35A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841217067159A
- Case key
- 21515
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Analysis
N7460N, operating as mid-america flt 401, crashed while on an IFR flt plan enroute to corpus christi, TX. After having been vectored around a heavy thunderstorm & cleared direct to waco, TX. The plt contacted fort worth center & stated that he had 'lost my artificial horizon & my dirctional gyro.' After asking the plt if the acft had a compass & receiving an affirmative reply the acft was instructed to turn to a 010 heading. Shortly after, the radar target was lost. Investigation revealed that the plt had been employed by mid-america for aprox 3 wks as a night refueler. On the date of the acc the plt was reportedly given a 1.2 hr part 135 check ride by the company asst chief plt. The vacuum pump drive was found sheared with the sheared ends polished, indicating that the draying end was still rotating after shaft separation. One vacuum driven gyro was found showing no evidence of rotation at impact. The gyro from the electrically powered turn & bank showed no signs of rotation at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7460N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8848
- Airframe hours
- 5,417
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mid-America Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 30, 1984 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- RBD · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- CRP · Corpus Christi, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 487 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.