# NTSB FTW86FPA13: Beech E18S, N27Y, Terrell, TX, January 2, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 2, 1986, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Coordinates: 32.729656, -96.290885 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7297&lon=-96.2909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86FPA13
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21925/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA13

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ice/frost removal from aircraft - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vlof) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - rotation - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27Y-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N BA-388, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA-388
- Airframe hours: 9400
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860102001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102001709A), Jan 2, 1986: Beech E18S, Terrell, TX, Substantial damage. An engine quit on takeoff. Aborted, hit tree, fence, ditch. One inch of fuel in main tanks, over max. Gross weight.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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