ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36703
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1987 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Stan The Tire Man |
| Registration: | N2820S |
| MSN: | D-8432 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3585 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Vernon, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (MVN) |
| (MVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS ON A TEST FLT AFTER A TOP-OVERHAUL HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED. MECHANICS RPRTD THAT BEFORE THE FLT, THE ENG HAD BEEN PROPERLY RIGGED & OPERATED NORMALLY DRG RUN-UP. DRG INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, WITNESSES SAID THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT INITIATED A STEEP (70-75 DEGREE BANKED) TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARP. DRG THE TURN, THE NOSE DROPPED & THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY IMPACT & GROUND FIRE. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED INTERNAL ENGINE MECHANICAL CONTINUITY, EVIDENCE OF OIL PUMP OPERATION, AND NORMAL LUBRICATION. THE DUAL MAG HAD EXTENSIVE FIRE DMG. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHARRED; INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO ROTATE DRIVESHAFT. TEARDOWN DID NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR POWER LOSS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30397
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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