- Date
- October 31, 1988, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Saint Johns, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8580MBeech 35-B33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881031048489A
- Case key
- 26281
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just after takeoff, the pilot noted cylinder head temp and manifold pressure above red line and a loss of engine power. Mixture had been leaned for tkof. The engine quit when the plt closed the turbocharger wastegate. A forced landing was made upslope on 'slightly hilly terrain'. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a manzanita bush. After the accident, the engine was inspected, but no mechanical failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8580M
- Reported as
- Beech 35-B33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-651
- Airframe hours
- 3,728
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Woods, Tom
- Registered owner
- Weddington Mortgage Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 24, 1988 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- SJN · Saint Johns, AZ
- Destination
- TRM · Thermal, CA
- Airport
- SJN · St Johns Industrial Airpk, runway 13, 5,323 × 75 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 339 total · 2 in this make and model · 254 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8580M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.