- Date
- May 23, 1986, 21:45 local (May 24, 1986, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Taylor, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6585TBeech A19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860523022299A
- Case key
- 25165
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with wires after a loss of alt during the initial climb while on a night VFR flt. The plt indicated that it took 3/4 of the rwy to get airborne and the acft did not seem to climb with full pwr applied. The plt decided to return to the arpt and he turned left because he could see the horizon better. The arpt is 5,600 ft MSL. Based on the plt's reported temperature of 60 deg f, a density alt of 6,800 ft MSL would have existed. The terrain southeast of the arpt, which would be to the left of the plt after his takeoff, rises to a max elevation of 6,012 ft MSL within 3 miles of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6585T
- Reported as
- Beech A19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB 370
- Airframe hours
- 2,550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger A. Stern
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 4E0 · Taylor, AZ
- Destination
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 4EO · Taylor, runway 22, 4,100 × 50 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 219 total · 13 in this make and model · 110 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG, 93 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.