- Date
- July 13, 1985, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Earle, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1391MBoeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850713031479A
- Case key
- 33987
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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 plt reports that the propeller ran away when the acft was at 75 ft AGL on final apch for landing at a pvt airstrip. The plt said he was to low to correct the propeller malfunction and was forced to land in a bean field adjacent to the strip. An FAA inspector examined the propeller after the acdt and observed damage to the low pitch stops; however the inspector could not determine what damage occurred before the acdt and what damage occurred during the acdt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1391M
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3407
- Airframe hours
- 2,085
- Engine
- Lycoming R680, 215 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald J. Siegel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 19, 1985
- Departed
- Parkin, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.