- Date
- May 22, 1984, 07:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place
- Taunton, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N812ZBeech D-45
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840522018089A
- Case key
- 35344
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Analysis
N812Z crashed in a wooded area about one mile southeast of the Taunton municipal airport. Witnesses in the area observed the acft prior to the crash. One witness saw what appeared to be yellow smoke coming from the bottom of the acft. Some of the witnesses heard the acft eng stop running and then start one or more times prior to the acft descending rapidly and spinning before the sound of the impact. Investigation revealed that the plt was inbound to the airport for the purpose of taking his commercial check ride. A postmortem examination of the plt did not reveal any pre-existing disease that would have affected the plt's performance. Examination of the acft revealed that the fuel control inlet line 'b' nut was loose about 1.5 turns from finger tight. A test on a similiar unit using same size fittings showed a leakage rate of 67 g/hr at inlet pressure of 21 psig.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N812Z
- Reported as
- Beech D-45
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BG78140744
- Airframe hours
- 60,439
- Engine
- Continental O-470-4(3), 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- U.S. Navy Dept.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1983 · 299 hours before
- Departed
- NZW · So. Weymouth, MA
- Destination
- TAN · Taunton, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 289 total · 4 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NZW, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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