Beechcraft 3NM N37CB

Summary

On 16 June 1987 at about 20:42 local time, a Beechcraft 3NM registered N37CB, operated by Rhoades Aviation, was involved in an accident near Cahokia, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1987 at 20:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Cahokia, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

St. Louis Dtn-Parks Arpt (CPS)

Coordinates

38.5702, -90.1699

Aircraft

Beechcraft 3NM

Registration

N37CB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Rhoades Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cahokia → Seymour

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87DCA01

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR IN THE RT ENG IMMEDIATELY AFT TKOF. THE PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD ON ARPT PROPERTY. CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RT PROPELLER HUB WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PROPELLER TO FEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE RT CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE DUCTS THAT CONNECT THE MANIFOLD HEAT MUFFS TO THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX WERE MISSING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.