Beechcraft 95-B55 N18411
24 November 1982 · Cullman, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 November 1982 at about 04:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N18411, operated by Central American Inter'l Inc., was involved in an accident near Cullman, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cullman, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Folsom (3A1)
- Coordinates
- 34.1699, -86.8290
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N18411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Central American Inter'l Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cullman → Louisville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA046
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 1, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB IN A STEEP ATTITUDE INTO THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A NEARVERTICAL ATTITUDE ABOUT 3/4 MI FROM THE RWY ON A BEARING OF 050 DEG. THE CONTROL LOCK PIN FLAG WAS FOUND IN THE VICINITYOF THE CONTROL COLUMN WITH THE PIN MISSING. EXAMINATION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR GEARS REVEALED A DAMAGE TOOTH ON THE DRIVE GEAR & A SERIES OF MARKED TEETH ON THE DRIVER GEAR. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS FOUND IN THE MAX DEFLECTION POSITION(FULL-UP TAB.) THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR, WHEN OPERATING, TAKES 57.5 SECS TO MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO FULL UP; 27 SECS TO MOVEFROM NEUTRAL TO FULL DOWN; & 67 SECS TO MOVE FROM FULL UP TO FULL DOWN. WHEN THE CONTROL LOCK PIN IS INSTALLED, THE ELEVATOR IS LOCKED 12 DEGS DOWN & THE AILERON IS LOCKED 8 DEGS RIGHT AILERON UP. THE LEFT PROP BLADES WERE BENT AFT ABOUT THE BLADE FACES. SOME CHORDWISE SCRAPES WERE NOTED. THE PROP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENG DRIVE SHAFT UNDER A TORSION & BENDING LOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Twentynine Palm, California, United States | TOM Bethal Construction Compan | Fatal | 2 |
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| 5 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 95 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | ABC Flight Service, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Palo Verde, Arizona, United States | Watkins & Sons Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Laurens, Iowa, United States | Commercial Coatings, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1982 | Grumman G164B | Opp, Alabama, United States | Robert Dirk Merrill | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Smith Mini | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Al Huff | Minor injuries | - |
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