ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38025
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| Date: | Saturday 15 May 1982 |
| Time: | 19:26 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N14RR |
| MSN: | TE-73 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3658 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle Pass, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Isabel, TX (C) |
| Roswell, NM (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 16 MI SE OF EAGLE PASS & WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ELEVATORS, ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ACFT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SCENE. THE OUTBOARD HALF OF THE R ELEVATOR WAS FOUND 2 MI NW & THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE ELEV TIP WAS MISSING. THE INBOARD HALF WAS FOUND 3 MI NWW. THE L ELEV AS FOUND 1.7 MI & THE ELEVATOR TIP COUNTERWEIGHT WAS MISSING. THE STABILIZER SKINS, TOP & BOTTOM, WERE RAISED BETWEEN THE RIVETS. THE L STABILIZER SPAR MIDDLE HINGE ATTACHMENT FITTING DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FRACTURE. RED PAINT, SIMILAR TO THE SURROUNDING PAINT, COULD BE SEEN WITHIN THE FRACTURE OF THE INBOARD FITTING. COMPRESSION DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT ON THE TOP OF BOTH ELEVATORS BETWEEN THE HINGE POINTS. PAINT THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS ON THE ELEV RANGED FROM: L UPPER SURFACE 0.0060-0.0120,L BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0070; R UPPER SURFACE 0.0048-0.0051, R BOTTOM SURFACE 0.0050-0.0055. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER PAINT THICKNESS ON ELEVATORS OF NEW ACFT RANGE BETWEEN 0.0018 & 0.0027. NO LOGBOOK RECORD OF BALANCING. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03496
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2009 12:38 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Jun-2023 12:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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