- Date
- June 18, 1986, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pearland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5154VBeech T-34A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860618030849A
- Case key
- 22042
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Induction air control/system - blocked(total)Cause
Maintenance,inspection - poorFactor
Aircraft preflight - poorFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Analysis
The plt experienced an eng failure during cruise flt due to a blockage of the air induction system by a sheet of paper. The acft had been painted just prior to the accident. The acft received substantial damage when the right wing collided with the ground due to the right main gear collapsing when it struck a gate post.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5154V
- Reported as
- Beech T-34A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- G-30
- Airframe hours
- 6,042
- Engine
- Continental O-470-13, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William H. Bigelow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1985
- Departed
- Houston Gulf, TX
- Destination
- T86 · Houston, TX
- Airport
- T02 · Clover
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 491 total · 49 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 1 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.