Beechcraft A36 N6732B

Summary

On 2 January 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N6732B, operated by Wings of Denver, Inc., was involved in an accident near Vernal, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 January 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Vernal Muni. (VEL)

Coordinates

40.5508, -109.5695

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N6732B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wings of Denver, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vernal → Englewood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA047

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

THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT WHEELS-UP LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID ALL OF THE PRE-FLIGHT, BEFORE TAKEOFF AND TAKEOFF CHECKS WERE NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE AIRSPEED.ALL CONTROLS WERE CHECKED AS THE NOSE WAS LOWERED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT LATER SAID HE DID NOT CHECK OR DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE FUEL FLOW OR MANIFOLD PRESSURE WERE. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF RPM OR CARBURETOR HEAT AT ANY TIME. SINCE THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO FALL THE PILOT LOWERED PARTIAL FLAPS AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN AN OPEN FIELD. A FENCEWAS PENETRATED DURING THE GROUND SLIDE OF ABOUT 75 YARDS. THE ENGINE RAN FINE ON A POST-ACCIDENT CHECK. NO MALFUNCTIONS COULD BE FOUND. THE PILOT WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT BEFORE TAKEOFF PROCEDURES AND HE SAID HE SET THE MIXTURE AT 1700 RPM. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THE MIXTURE SHOULD BE SET, BUT DOES NOT SAY WHAT POWER SETTING TO USE. ACCORDING TO A BEECHCRAFT SPOKESMAN THE MIXTURE SHOULD BE SET AT FULL POWER. THE PLT SAID ALL FROST REMOVED BEFORE TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALT 2911 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.