- Date
- April 22, 1983, 13:32 local (18:32 UTC)
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1411LBeech A-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830422015119A
- Case key
- 35092
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Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and a forced landing was made from 400 ft AGL to a slag dump about 1 mile south of the airport. The right wing was substantially damaged by the initial impact as the acft was turning right at touchdown. The nose gear separated as did the left main gear. The pilot was seriously injured. The passenger was not injured. During preflight the pilot noted the left tank was almost empty and the right tank contained about 15 gallons of fuel. The tank selector indicated that right tank was being used. After the accident it was discovered that the selector was installed 90 degrees out of phase. When it indicated right tank it was on left tank. The selector would have to be positioned to off to use fuel from the right tank. The acft had been flown 3 times since the annual inspection about onehalf hour each time and always with selector on the right tank position. If left tank position had been used the engine would have quit as this would have been off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1411L
- Reported as
- Beech A-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M804
- Airframe hours
- 828
- Engine
- Continental IO-346A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph E. Grimble
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 14, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- AGC · West Mifflin, PA
- Destination
- LBE · Latrobe, PA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 567 total · 19 in this make and model · 335 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.