ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361342
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1993 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N88V |
| MSN: | D1344 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4025 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-185-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frisco, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wallace, NC (KACZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF ABOUT 250 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN TO LAND ON A BEACH BUT IT WAS NOT SUITABLE. HE THEN INITIATED A TURN TO LAND DOWNWIND BUT THE AIRPLANE STALLED WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE AND LEFT WING LOW WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEARS. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE TWO COUNTERWEIGHTS SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER LOGBOOKS WERE NOT LOCATED. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN JAN. OR FEB. 1993 BY AN A & P MECHANIC WHO HAS INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 100 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. REVIEW OF PAPERWORK PROVIDED BY THE PILOT REVEALED THAT COUNTERWEIGHT HARDWARE ( TWO EA LOCK RINGS, FOUR EA PINS, & EIGHT EA BUSHINGS) WAS ORDERED AND SHIPPED TO PRECISION ENGINE IN WASHINGTON, NC, ON FEB. 1, 1993.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) RESULTING IN A STALL/MUSH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE TWO COUNTERWEIGHTS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93FA190
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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