Plane Crash List

Beechcraft 23 N2335Q

11 November 1986 · Laporte, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 November 1986 at about 15:16 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2335Q, operated by Harold Grise, was involved in an accident near Laporte, Indiana, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:16
Classification
Accident
Location
Laporte, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
La Porte Municipal (3LP)
Coordinates
41.5993, -86.7099
Aircraft
Beechcraft 23
Registration
N2335Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Harold Grise
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
La Porte → Tell City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI87LA028

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE PLT STATED THAT AT THE INITIAL FULL THROTTLE POSITION THE ACFT DEVELOPED 2450 RPM. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE HE NOTICED A LOSS OF RPM'S TO 2050 AND HE IMMEDIATELY RECHECKED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS, THE MAGNETO SWITCH, THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE MASTER SWITCH FOR PROPER POSITIONS. THE PLT STATED THAT AT THIS POINT THE RPM'S HAD FALLEN TO 1500 AND HE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD TO HIS LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, DURING THE DESCENT HE CONTINUED TO MANIPULATE THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS, BUT HE DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS. THE PLT STATED THAT ONCE THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING TOUCHED THE TOP OF THE CORN, HE REDUCED THROTTLE AND FLARED THE ACFT. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED VERY LOW FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE ALSO WORN AND LEAD FOULED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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