- Date
- September 10, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Manchester, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3501RBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830910047999A
- Case key
- 35274
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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
The acft collided with VASI lights during an emergency landing. The pilot was making touch & go landings. On the 4th takeoff the engine lost power at 150 ft. the pilot switched the fuel selector to left tank and the engine regained power. In maneuvering at low alt and low airspeed the acft collided with the lights. At preflt the pilot said the right tank had 8 gallons and the left about 18. The pilot flew for 30 minutes on the right tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3501R
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 651-M
- Airframe hours
- 1,009
- Engine
- Continental IO-346, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Chasse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 1, 1982
- Airport
- MHT · Manchester, runway 24, 5,847 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 10 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.