- Date
- July 12, 1986, 18:49 local (23:49 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Fe, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N61442Beech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860712032109A
- Case key
- 21913
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Analysis
A pvt plt & instructor (CFI) were on a LCL flt with a 3rd occupant aboard. The purpose of the flt was to provide dual instruction to the pvt plt so he could obtain a multi-eng rating. At 1818, 1 of the plts contacted houston TRACON & reqdradar adzy & said they intended to do some air work in the area. The last transmission with the acft was at 1847 when the ctlr adzd they were clr of otr traffic. Aprx 4 min later, radar contact was lost. The acft was fnd where it had impacted the gnd in a relatively flat, wings lvl attitude. An inv revealed evidence the acft was spinning left when it crashed. Radar data showed evidence that the plts had made a series of stalls just bfr the acft entered a rapid dscnt fmaprx 7800' (density alt aprx 10,250'). For the acft's wt & configuration, stall speed (vs) was determined to be 81 KTS. The published min ctl speed (sea lvl conds) was 81 KTS & the intentional 1 eng inop speed (vsse) was 86 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61442
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-1314
- Airframe hours
- 889
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-CB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Enterprise Aviation, Co.
- Registered owner
- James E.Harrell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1986 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- HOU · Houston, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,407 total · 252 in this make and model · 4,407 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLS, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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