- Date
- March 10, 1985, 06:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Pharr, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N352BBeech E18S
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850310008419A
- Case key
- 21691
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off at about 0600 CST on a local test flt following an eng change. He received a special VFR clearance from the control tower, but did not obtain an IFR clearance. At 0605, the wx at mcallen, TX was in part: 500 ft obscured, visibility 2 mi, wind from 100 degs at 4 KTS. While in flt, an eng lost power & the prop would not feather. Subsequently, the acft was landed in a soft plowed field & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N352B
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-444
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gabacho Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MFE · Mcallen, TX
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFE, 12 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.