- Date
- December 23, 1988, 19:10 local (Dec 24, 1988, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- California, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2364WBeech A23A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881223056319A
- Case key
- 34741
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Analysis
The pvt pilot said while attempting a downwind takeoff on a dark night from an unlighted sod strip, he received an intermittent stall warning horn shortly after lift-off. He lowered the nose and the acft struck the runway and rebounded into the air. He said he had difficulties with directional control and decided to abort the takeoff and re-land. During the attempt to re-land he struck a fence, trees, then rough rocky terrain. The acft sustained damage to the wings, ldg gear, empennage and fuselage. Toxicology tests performed on the pilot were negative.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2364W
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-961
- Airframe hours
- 1,515
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tierman, Jerry A.
- Registered owner
- Tierman, Jerry A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- 80K
- Airport
- 80K · Phillips Field, runway 35, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JEF, 20 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.