- Date
- September 10, 1985, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Winnemucca, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2377JBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850910043989A
- Case key
- 40236
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student had recently purchased the acft. On 9/5/85, an instructor plt, who had delivered the acft to the Winnemucca arpt, gave the student a total of 0.4 hr dual instruction, which included 2 landings. The instructor then indorsed the student's log book for solo flt in this acft, but he did not indorse the student's plt certificate. Five days later,the student elected to go on his 1st solo flt in the acft. He took off with a quartering tail wind. He stated that drg the takeoff, the eng seemed to be losing power, although its sound seemed to remain steady. After reaching aprx 50 ft AGL, in a nose high attitude, the acft settled & fell off on its right wing, then it collided with the ground. The density alt on the day of the accident was 4300 ft. no preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2377J
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M590
- Airframe hours
- 2,850
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George T. Tuttle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 28, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- WMC · Winnemucca Muni, runway 20, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 1 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WMC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2377J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.