- Date
- February 17, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waterville, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2234LBeech A23A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850217003259A
- Case key
- 35829
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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 owner of the acft was a student plt with only 10.7 hrs total time, of which, 8.1 hrs were dual instruction. He was on a flt with a private plt occupying the right front seat, who reportedly was aboard as a passenger. The owner/student stated that the eng lost power when the acft was on final apch to rwy 23. The acft then impacted on sloping terrain before reaching the rwy. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2234L
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-1049
- Airframe hours
- 1,580
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael D. Tracey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1984
- Airport
- Waterville/Lafluer, runway 23, 5,000 × 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- AUG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.