- Date
- September 11, 1982, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- West Yarmouth, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7674RBeech B23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820911045409A
- Case key
- 73014
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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
About 30 min after takeoff, the engine lost power at about 1000 ft AGL when the pilot added power to climb. He was unable to restart the engine and elected to land along the shoreline. During the approach, the aircraft collided with power lines. Reportedly, the pilot then stalled the plane while avoiding a house, the aircraft dropped into a marsh and it slide about 100 ft before coming to a stop. An operational check of the engine revealed that the sleet duct between the carburetor and carburetor airbox was worn. Above 1200 to 1500 RPM, the duct would collapse and the engine would quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7674R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1271
- Airframe hours
- 1,191
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Trotto
- Registered owner
- John L. Trotto
- Departed
- HYA · Hyannis, MA
- Destination
- HYA · Hyannis, MA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 177 total · 119 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.