- Date
- January 13, 1987, 18:02 local (Jan 14, 1987, 02:02 UTC)
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1067WBeech F33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870113000329A
- Case key
- 25370
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The winds at the airport had been reported as strong and gusting. After his passengers arrived, the pilot requested and received taxi instructions to the active runway which was aprx 3700 ft from his parking space. About 2-1/2 mins after receiving his taxi clearance, the pilot requested and received takeoff instructions. Ground witnesses stated that after the aircraft took off, it climbed to aprx 100 to 200 ft, then rolled left, entered a steep dive & crashed. About 5 sec later, a post-crash fire erupted. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The gust lock pin was found near the control column. The pin was bent & the gust lock pin hole in the control column was elongated as though it had been forced rearward with the pin installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1067W
- Reported as
- Beech F33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE430
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA10, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kaweah Construction Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SAC
- Destination
- VIS · Visalia, CA
- Airport
- SAC · Sacramento Executive, runway 30, 3,836 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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