- Date
- January 2, 1986, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Terrell, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N27YBeech E18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860102001709A
- Case key
- 21925
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported the acft yawed left on takeoff and despite attempted remedial action the acft would not clear odstaclesalong the flt path. Pwr was reduced and a straight in landing was made in a fld aprx 1/4 mile north of the rwy. A witness reported the acft was still in ground effect at a point aprx 3000 ft down the rwy. Witness continued to state the acft touched down near the end of the rwy, full pwr was added and the acft was pulled up in an attempt to climb. The acft then mushed to ground impact in a field. Investigation revealed the acft was 269 lbs over max gross weight at takeoff and the aft CG was 1.7 inches behind the aft datum limit. A line boy who refueled the acft just prior to the attempted takeoff stated the acft was covered with frost.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27Y
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-388
- Airframe hours
- 9,400
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1985
- Destination
- Ada, OK
- Airport
- TRL · Terrell, runway 35, 4,300 × 75 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,600 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 135 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.