- Date
- March 25, 1986, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Talihina, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5531DBeech H35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860325007629A
- Case key
- 22003
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft had a long descent from cruise alt of 7500' MSL at reduced power setting due to plt's desire to avoid the moderate turbulence at lower altitudes. On short final, over tall trees, the acft encountered a downdraft. The plt stated that when he applied power to arrest the descent rate, the eng hesitated and consequently the acft entered the tops of the trees. Winds were variable from 160 to 230 degs at 15 to 26 KTS. Hilly terrain in the vicinity of the airport possibly contributed to mechanical turbulence. Plt gave no indication that he ever added power at any time during the descent or initial approach. Icing probability charts indicate that the conditions were present for the formation of induction icing at glide power settings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5531D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5081
- Airframe hours
- 2,206
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-G, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Calvin E. Pierce
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- 6R1
- Airport
- 6F1 · Talihina Muni, runway 19, 3,300 × 60 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 35 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.