- Date
- May 29, 1987, 19:01 local (May 30, 1987, 01:01 UTC)
- Place
- Glenns Ferry, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N503CWBeech BE18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870529017359A
- Case key
- 40632
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While at crz, plt encountered turbulence. Shortly thereafter, experienced elevator control difficulties and yoke vibrations. Plt declared emerg, requested vector to closest airport. Mtn home afb rapcon gave vector to Glenns Ferry airport. On approach, plt sighted large 'x' marks on rwy, indicating airport closed, but due nature of emerg, elected to continue. Due conditions of dusk, plt did not sight obstructions (large dirt mounds) on rwy until committed. Plt attempted to steer clear on t/d and roll, but unable; collided with one or more before coming to rest. Invest revealed elev tab control rod end had torn free of tab horn. Horn showed evidence of previous wear necessitating oversize bearing. Continued wear reduced cross-section; unable to withstand turb-induced flt loads. Mtn home afb not on class b NOTAM dist at time of mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N503CW
- Reported as
- Beech BE18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AF196
- Airframe hours
- 6,891
- Engine
- P&W R985AB14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Majestic Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Majestic Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BOI · Boise, ID
- Destination
- TWF · Twin Falls, ID
- Airport
- U89 · Glenns Ferry Municipal, runway 8, 3,200 × 190 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
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 2,775 as pilot in command · 255 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOU, 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 N503CW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.