- Date
- December 23, 1984, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Deland, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31333
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Analysis
N41Q was taxiing to the ramp after landing. As N41Q taxied behind N3707N, who was starting the rt engine, propwash caused plt of N41Q to lose directional control of the acft. Prop of N41Q contacted the left elevator of N3707N.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3707N
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ-320
- Airframe hours
- 497
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-WB, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gapway Grove Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- DED · Deland, FL
- Destination
- GIF · Winter Haven, FL
- Airport
- Deland Municipal
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.
- Registration
- N41Q
- Reported as
- Douglas Swanningson Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 41
- Airframe hours
- 705
- Engine
- Onan UNKNOWN, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas Swanningson
- Airport
- Deland Municipal
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3707N
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 215 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N41Q
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 529 total · 529 in this make and model · 529 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 15 nm away
Other investigations on N3707N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.