- Date
- May 24, 1985, 20:30 local (May 25, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Omaha, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8833BBeech 65-88
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850524023229A
- Case key
- 33950
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt reported that the rt eng began to run rough and backfire as the flt was climbing thru 400 ft AGL after takeoff. Moments later the rt eng fire warning light illuminated and the plt secured the eng and landed. The fire warning light went out prior to landing and there was indication of fire. Investigation revealed a hole burned n the #3 cyl head and a separated induction manifold coupling at the #2 cyl. The examination also revealed fire damage to right eng mountand cowling.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8833B
- Reported as
- Beech 65-88
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LP-2
- Airframe hours
- 4,430
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Green Country Aircraft, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- OMA · Omaha, NE
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,964 total · 43 in this make and model · 139 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA
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 N8833B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.