- Date
- June 12, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Knoxville, IA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3054CBeech J35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612024739A
- Case key
- 33334
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was observed to lift off the rwy aft abt a 900 ft ground roll. The lndg gear began to retract as it lifted off, and it began an immediate left turn overflying the airport hangars. It was further observed with the wings aligned with the ground in a 90 degree left turn bfr entering a right-hand spin into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3054C
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5712
- Airframe hours
- 2,544
- Engine
- Continental IO-470C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Knoxville Leasing Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1982 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- OXV · Knoxville, IA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM, 32 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.
Other investigations on N3054C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.