- Date
- April 30, 1990, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pine Bluff, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7242BBeech J-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900430013979A
- Case key
- 34883
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Probable cause
Aircraft stall, from which recovery was not achieved.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was practicing for his commercial flight test, in his own airplane. When the airplane did not return to its departure airport, a search was initiated. The wreckage was found 5 days later in a heavily wooded area. It had impacted in a near vertical attitude. There were no signs of pre-impact structural failure. Pre-impact continuity was established between the flight controls and their respective surfaces. There were no indications of a pre-impact engine problem. Weather 15 NM away was very good VMC, and there is no reason to believe weather might have been a factor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7242B
- Reported as
- Beech J-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5582
- Airframe hours
- 4,434
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph L. Self
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1989 · 152 hours before
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 955 total · 47 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 27 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 15 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.
Other investigations on N7242B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.