- Date
- May 8, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Richmond, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6112NBeech BE23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840508035199A
- Case key
- 33676
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise on a ferry flight the engine lost power and would only develop partial power. The power degraded to the point that insuficient power was available to maintain flight. The pilot landed in a field and substantial damage occured. Post accident investigation revealed that the induction system air hose [scat turbing] had colapsed reducing the amount of airflow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6112N
- Reported as
- Beech BE23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-1198
- Airframe hours
- 1,456
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald Fann
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- K86 · Garnett, KS
- Destination
- 30T · Ohawa, KS
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,244 total · 5 in this make and model · 6,244 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CNU, 40 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.