ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38023
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1982 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5237C |
| MSN: | D-2582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4953 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-225-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dulce, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dulce, NM (NMO1) |
| Kansas City, MO (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE airport TRAILING SMOKE & OCCASSIONAL FLAME FROM AN AREA NEAR THE COWL FLAPS & NOSE GEAR DOORS. THE PLT DID NOT MAKE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH BUT APPEARED TO BE IN A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE ACFT STALLED WHERE A LEFT BASE LEG TURN WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF HEAT & SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. INSIDE PORTIONS OF THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD WERE SOOTED. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE WAS COVERED WITH FRESH OIL OVER ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. OIL STAINS & FRESH OIL LEAKAGE SIGNATURES WERE PRESENT ON THE OIL DRAIN HOUSING ATTACHED TO THEACCESSORY CASE. THE REAR CLAMP WAS LOOSE ON THE P/N 24827 HOSE WHICHCOUPLES THIS HOUSING TO THE INTAKE & OIL DRAIN MANIFOLD. THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED BY THE OWNER BETWEEN 10/79 & THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FAA FORM 337 (MAJOR REPAIR & ALTERATION) HAD BEEN FILED SINCE 5/14/75 EVEN THOUGH A LARGE ENGINE & NUMEROUS MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACFT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE OWNER. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02102
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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