Beechcraft V35 N7969M

Summary

On 6 July 1982 at about 01:36 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N7969M, operated by Stephen G. Graliker, was involved in an accident near Huntington, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 July 1982 at 01:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Tri/State Walker (HTS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N7969M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen G. Graliker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Louis → Hot Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82DA191

Nobody was injured.

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

BEFORE DEPARTING ST LOUIS, MO, ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL UNTIL AN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WAS USED. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 1746, AND ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AMMETER INDICATED A DISCHARGE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED. LATER, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING THE NORMAL SYSTEM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LEFT HIS FLASHLIGHT IN HIS CAR. HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE OPERATING MANUAL OR LOCATE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION DEVICE IN THE DARKNESS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A GEAR UP LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AN ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.