- Date
- April 17, 1985, 13:58 local (20:58 UTC)
- Place
- Lakin, KS
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5654KBeech 35-B33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850417013169A
- Case key
- 33863
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft attained aprx 200 ft of alt after takeoff before the eng was heard changing sound before the popping & backfiring began, according to witnesses. After all eng sounds ceased the acft descended rapidly to a grassy area of the arpt & landed with the lndg gear & flaps fully retracted. The acft slid aprx 180 ft from initial impact to a stop;after rotating 180 degrees the acft ended the slide facing in the opposite direction. Post acc exam revealed all eng controls full fwd. The eng fuel selector was on the rt tank. The acft was raised and tanks drained. The rt fuel tank had. Aprx 1 cup of fuel in it. The left tank had aprx 25 gallons. No breaks or leaks in the fuel sys were found. The fuel lines & fuel control contained no fuel. The acft was last serviced with fuel on 4/16/85, the day before the accident. The plt stated that no fuel was added on the 17th,the day of the acc.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5654K
- Reported as
- Beech 35-B33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-798
- Airframe hours
- 3,818
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A.E. Reiss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1984 · 1,190 hours before
- Departed
- 36K · Lakin, KS
- Destination
- DDC · Dodge City, KS
- Airport
- 36K · Lakin, runway 22, 2,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,484 total · 2,435 in this make and model · 2,240 as pilot in command · 252 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 26 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.