Beechcraft 35-B33 N8580M

Summary

On 31 October 1988 at about 19:10 local time, a Beechcraft 35-B33 registered N8580M, operated by Woods, TOM, was involved in an accident near Saint Johns, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 October 1988 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Johns, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

St Johns Industrial Airpk (SJN)

Coordinates

34.5600, -109.3309

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-B33

Registration

N8580M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Woods, TOM

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Johns → Thermal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX89LA029

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

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED CYLINDER HEAD TEMP AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE ABOVE RED LINE AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MIXTURE HAD BEEN LEANED FOR TKOF. THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN THE PLT CLOSED THE TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE UPSLOPE ON 'SLIGHTLY HILLY TERRAIN'. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A MANZANITA BUSH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.