- Date
- September 6, 1985, 10:41 local (17:41 UTC)
- Place
- Carson, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3801ZBeech A36TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850906043579A
- Case key
- 24532
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Analysis
The acft lost pwr at 1500 ft shortly after departure from compton, CA. The plt performed an emergency landing on a dirt road and the acft contacted a concrete curb. The eng had a Beech mandatory service bulletin no. 2033 completed the day before the accident which modified the fuel system. Tests of the variable absolute pressure controller disclosedthat the alpha angle was set at 10 to 11 degs over the limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3801Z
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA-168
- Airframe hours
- 457
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-UB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darrow C./Elizabeth J. Roundy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 25, 1985 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- CPM · Compton, CA
- Destination
- MYF · San Diego, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 432 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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