- Date
- July 17, 1982, 19:00 local (Jul 18, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sheridan, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4758NBeech C45G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820717050529A
- Case key
- 72612
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Analysis
The aircraft was on a functional check flight. According to the pilot and a witness (employed by the pilot), the left brake was locked during touchdown. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over and a ground fire erupted which destroyed the plane. The pilot reported that the left brake had locked due to rust and corrosion and that the aircraft logbooks were destroyed in the fire.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4758N
- Reported as
- Beech C45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8440
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Sheridan Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Sheridan Flying Service
- Departed
- 44S · Sheridan, OR
- Destination
- 44S · Sheridan, OR
- Airport
- 44S · Sheridan, runway 25, 3,000 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLE, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4758N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.