- Date
- August 7, 1986, 06:35 local (11:35 UTC)
- Place
- Emporia, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N184KCAero Commander 500-B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860807037839A
- Case key
- 34228
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was cruising at 6,000 feet in IMC with light to moderate rain and turbulence when he heard a bang followed by the left engine losing power. The engine was shut down, the propeller feathered and ATC was notified. ATC cleared, and the pilot complied with descent to 3,000 feet. The pilot further stated that he could not maintain altitude with the operating engine at full power and he attempted a precautionary landing on interstate highway 35, descending 200 T0 300 feet per minute at an airspeed of 98 m.p.h. (85 KTS.), all the while trying to restart the left engine. Because of low visibility, rain, and vehicular traffic the pilot abandoned the approach to the highway and landed wheels up. In a pasture. Engine examination and runup did not reveal any discrepencies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N184KC
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1227-103
- Airframe hours
- 10,410
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-E1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Central Air Charter, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 4, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Destination
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,338 total · 900 in this make and model · 6,036 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 86 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.