Beechcraft M35 N9783R

Summary

On 2 May 1982 at about 02:25 local time, a Beechcraft M35 registered N9783R, operated by Russell W. Heriford, was involved in an incident near Ava, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1982 at 02:25

Classification

Incident

Location

Ava, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Bill Martin Memorial (73K)

Coordinates

36.9495, -92.6598

Aircraft

Beechcraft M35

Registration

N9783R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Russell W. Heriford

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pryor → Ava

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC82IA070

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

DURING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FROM PRYOR, OK TO AVA, MO, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT AND A DEPLETED BATTERY. ON ARRIVAL AT HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH THE NORMAL EXTENSION HANDLE AND IMMEDIATELY LOST WHAT REMAINED OF HIS ELECTRICAL POWER. HE THEN EXTENDED THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION CRANK. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM BY AN A&P MECHANIC REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES IN EITHER THE NORMAL OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS LOOSE AND THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.