- Date
- October 2, 1992, 15:53 local (22:53 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N885RBeech N35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921002040019A
- Case key
- 42921
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Probable cause
The failure of screws on the propeller hub during takeoff, the improper inflight decision by the pilot to return for landing, and the steep, excessive bank angle which resulted in a stall/spin and loss of control.
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 aircraft made loud rhythmic noises during takeoff. It reached the end of the runway at a low altitude above the ground in an initial climb when the engine sounds decreased, the landing gear was extended and the aircraft entered a steep turn back to the airport. The nose dropped during the turn, and the aircraft descended nose down, impacted the ground and ignited in flames. Examination of the wreckage revealed a partially separated propeller cylinder hub balance ring. Examination of the propeller revealed one cylinder mounting screw was missing and four mounting screws contained fatigue cracking. There was a cleared area off the end of the takeoff runway and a large, level pasture beyond the cleared area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N885R
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6618
- Airframe hours
- 4,732
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N1B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aeronautical Services, Inc.
- Registered owner
- F.L. & Marilyn Krabbe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 13, 1992 · 53 hours before
- Destination
- Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport
- 75S · Skagit Regional, runway 1, 5,475 × 100 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- 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
- 10,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.