- Date
- February 9, 1985, 12:48 local (20:48 UTC)
- Place
- Central Point, OR
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N233WGulfstream AC-680F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850209004939A
- Case key
- 40033
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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 plt reported a loss of power on both engs during descent to land. Aprx 3 mins prior, twr gave plt option of 'straight-in' to rwy 14 or reg pattern to rwy 32. The plt hesitated & said 'just a minute' & twr offered wind info as '210 at 13.' Plt replied, 'kay.' Aprx 1 min later plt said '33W will make a left base for 14.' Twr cleared him & declared visual contact. Plt acknowledged '3WHISKEY.' One min & 54 secs later, plt declared pwr loss & emerg. Twr rogered. Seven secs later, plt said 'gonna hit it' followed 2 secs later with an unitelligible comment. Witnesses saw the acft gliding wings lvl toward rwy when a loud 'rev' was heard, the acft pitched up & rolled left to an inverted position before ground contact & explosion. Post accident investigation did not disclose any eng or fuel system malfunction. This acft had experienced a pwr loss after descending from 15500 to 12000 ft MSL on 2/2/85 with the same plt as reported by the co-plt on that flt. After aprx 1 1/2 minutes pwr was restored.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N233W
- Reported as
- Gulfstream AC-680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680F1284129
- Airframe hours
- 3,535
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Mercy Flights, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 1984 · 167 hours before
- Departed
- 4S1 · Gold Beach, OR
- Destination
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MFR · Medford-Jackson County, runway 14, 6,700 × 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
- 65
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,867 total · 25 in this make and model · 9,867 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFR, 1 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.