- Date
- February 1, 1985, 21:47 local (Feb 2, 1985, 02:47 UTC)
- Place
- Cedarville, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N72BSBeech A100
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850201012419A
- Case key
- 35796
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Analysis
The two ATP rated plts were en route back to their home base arpt flying on an IFR flt plan in actual instrument wx conditions. Communications with ATC controllers was normal. During a night localizer apch into millville municipal arpt, an ATC specialist observed the acft passing through the localizer track and issued a vector for re-interception. The acft was subsequently observed tracking inbound on course. The plt reported crossing the om. This was the last transmission heard from the plt and was routine. The acft crashed into a wooded area just beyond the om and was destroyed in a post impact fire. Post accident examination of the wreckage revealed evidence to indicate the left eng was producing less pwr than the right eng at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72BS
- Reported as
- Beech A100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-113
- Airframe hours
- 5,668
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lisa Flite Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 31, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 3J1 · Ridgeland, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIV · Milville Municipal, runway 10, 5,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 17,300 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 17,126 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIV
FAA reports on this event · 1
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