- Date
- November 2, 1988, 14:53 local (22:53 UTC)
- Place
- Elko, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9AGBeech 65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881102070839A
- Case key
- 40907
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Approx 10 min after t/o, the pilot stated he was returning to land due to a problem. On final the acft rolled inverted and descended nose down into a residence. Engine exam revealed a failed supercharger intermediate drive shaft gear resulting in loss of supercharger on the rt engine. The acft was approx 300 lbs over max gross weight. The lndg gear was down and the flaps were extended approx 20 degrees. The left throttle was found in the full forward (high power) position. The rt prop control was in full decrease RPM, high pitch and the rt eng mag switches were off. Witnesses had observed the acft descend to below traffic pattern alt. At approx 200 ft AGL a loud eng noise was heard and the slow flying acft pitched up, rolled rt and descended vertically about 1/2 mile from the arpt. The plt had not declared an emergency or defined his problem. The plt's last recorded flt in the BE-65 was in feb 1988. There was no record of a check-out or flight training in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9AG
- Reported as
- Beech 65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LC-51
- Airframe hours
- 8,945
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-480-A1A6, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Airborne Geophysics
- Registered owner
- Airborne Geophysics, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1988 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- EKO · Elko, NV
- Destination
- FMN · Farmington, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- EKO · Elko, runway 23, 6,400 × 150 ft
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 884 total · 103 in this make and model · 748 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EKO, 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.