Beechcraft 95-B55 N18411

Summary

On 24 November 1982 at about 04:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N18411, operated by Central American Inter'l Inc., was involved in an accident near Cullman, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 November 1982 at 04:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cullman, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Folsom (3A1)

Coordinates

34.1699, -86.8290

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55

Registration

N18411

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Central American Inter'l Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cullman → Louisville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL83FA046

2 people died.

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 1, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB IN A STEEP ATTITUDE INTO THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A NEARVERTICAL ATTITUDE ABOUT 3/4 MI FROM THE RWY ON A BEARING OF 050 DEG. THE CONTROL LOCK PIN FLAG WAS FOUND IN THE VICINITYOF THE CONTROL COLUMN WITH THE PIN MISSING. EXAMINATION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR GEARS REVEALED A DAMAGE TOOTH ON THE DRIVE GEAR & A SERIES OF MARKED TEETH ON THE DRIVER GEAR. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS FOUND IN THE MAX DEFLECTION POSITION(FULL-UP TAB.) THE ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR, WHEN OPERATING, TAKES 57.5 SECS TO MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO FULL UP; 27 SECS TO MOVEFROM NEUTRAL TO FULL DOWN; & 67 SECS TO MOVE FROM FULL UP TO FULL DOWN. WHEN THE CONTROL LOCK PIN IS INSTALLED, THE ELEVATOR IS LOCKED 12 DEGS DOWN & THE AILERON IS LOCKED 8 DEGS RIGHT AILERON UP. THE LEFT PROP BLADES WERE BENT AFT ABOUT THE BLADE FACES. SOME CHORDWISE SCRAPES WERE NOTED. THE PROP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENG DRIVE SHAFT UNDER A TORSION & BENDING LOAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.