- Date
- April 29, 1982, 17:00 local (Apr 30, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Terminal Island, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1573WBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820429014989A
- Case key
- 72802
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Analysis
The pilot and a mechanic were on a flight to test the aircraft after changing the magnetos, spark plugs, and ignition harness. During the flight, the engine began running rough, but smoothed out after the boost pump was switched on. A short time later, the cabin became filled with smoke. The master switch was turned off, and at about that time, the engine lost power. Smoke was cleared from the cockpit by opening a side window and the cabin door. The pilot attempted to glide to an abandoned military strip; however, he had insufficient altitude. The plane struck a chain link fence at the approach end of the field during touchdown. The pilot reported that a fuel leak occurred and the fuel was ignited by the hot exhaust.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1573W
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D9351
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- H. L. Mahieu
- Registered owner
- H. L. Mahieu
- Departed
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,862 total · 4,210 in this make and model · 4,800 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.