Beechcraft D-45 (T-34B) N662

Summary

On 3 October 1986 at about 19:50 local time, a Beechcraft D-45 (T-34B) registered N662, operated by Patuxent Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Patuxent River, Maryland, 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

3 October 1986 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Nas Patuxent River (NHK)

Coordinates

38.2791, -76.4201

Aircraft

Beechcraft D-45 (T-34B)

Registration

N662

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Patuxent Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO87LA002

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 PURPOSE OF THE FLT. WAS TO CHECK OUT THE 11800 HOUR FORMER NAVAL AVIATOR WHO STATED HE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN T-34B'S. THE CFI, WHO HAD OVER 3000 HOURS, 173 IN MAKE AND MODEL BUT LESS AS AN INSTRUCTOR, STATED HE BRIEFED THE STUDENT ON PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT SPEEDS BEFORE THE FLIGHT BUT HAD NEVER PRACTICED CHANGE OF CONTROL COORDINATION WITH HIM. AFTER LIFTOFF THE CFI NOTED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN NORMAL AND AT AN AIRSPEED BELOW 70 KNOTS. AS THEY CLIMBED THROUGH 400-500 FEET HE NOTICED A PRE-STALL BUFFET WHICH CONTINUED AS THE RED STALL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE CONTROLS. HE IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED THE GEAR BUT AFTER NOTICING THAT THE STUDENT FAILED TO RELEASE THE CONTROLS AND A FULL STALL CONDITION EXISTED, HE LOWERED THEM BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.