- Date
- June 26, 1987, 18:38 local (Jun 27, 1987, 01:38 UTC)
- Place
- Spokane, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37292Beech 77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870626027359A
- Case key
- 40523
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Analysis
On takeoff the aircraft climbed to 50-75 ft AGL, descended in a landing attitude, touched down on the runway near the departure end and took off again. When approaching high obstructions off the end of the runway, the aircraft entered a steep climb, rolled right into an inverted position and descended in a nose down attitude until impact with the ground. Examination of the aircraft and its engine did not reveal anything that would have contributed to the accident.
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
- N37292
- Reported as
- Beech 77
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- WA-147
- Airframe hours
- 1,819
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary Miranda
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1987 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- SFF · Spokane, WA
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 381 total · 85 in this make and model · 237 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFF, 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.