- Date
- February 24, 1982, 16:45 local (Feb 25, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Huron, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N491ABeech BE-95-C55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820224005519A
- Case key
- 71131
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a business trip the pilot deplaned two passengers at a private airport and proceeded to takeoff to the north. Witnesses judged the takeoff run to be short followed by a steep bank and climb to the right. A maximum estimatedaltitude of 250 feet AGL was attained before the aircraft entered a full roll to the right and pancaked into a plowed field. The landing gear and flaps were not raised, nor found on the auxiliary tank positions. Minimal quantities of fuelwere found in the main and auxiliary tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N491A
- Reported as
- Beech BE-95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-295
- Airframe hours
- 1,453
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C1, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Floyd J Harkness Co Inc
- Registered owner
- Floyd J Harkness Co Inc
- Departed
- Huron, CA
- Destination
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Airport
- runway 35, 2,700 × 45 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,050 total · 1,030 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 39 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.