Beechcraft F50 N654T
17 January 1982 · Picayune, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 January 1982 at about 11:39 local time, a Beechcraft F50 registered N654T, operated by MR. Rene Martin, was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Picayune, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Picayune-Pearl River Cnty (PCU)
- Coordinates
- 30.5205, -89.6698
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F50
- Registration
- N654T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- MR. Rene Martin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Picayune → Jamaica
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- ATL82FA035
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF DURING DARKNESS WITH A SINGLE-ENGINE PILOT IN THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) POSITION AND A MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE COPILOT (CP) POSITION. THE PIC HAD A FULL SET OF CONTROLS (WHEN THE YOKE WAS ON HIS SIDE); HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RUDDER PEDALS FOR THE CP. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A NOSE LOW, 90 DEG LEFT BANK, ATTITUDE. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PROPELLERS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF PITCH DURING TAKEOFF. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE YOKE WAS FOUND ON THE CP SIDE. THE LEFT PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT AND 2 OF THE BLADES WERE FOUND IN THE NORMAL HIGH PITCH POSITION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED 6 OF 6 CYLINDERS HAD LOW COMPRESSION. THE SUPERCHARGER WAS WORN, THE IMPELLER PARTIALLY DISINTEGRATED FROM RUBBING ON ITS HOUSING, AND THE IMPELLER DRIVE SHAFT WAS BENT AND HAD BEEN OVERHEATED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE PIC WAS UNDER PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE ITINERARY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F50 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1987 | Beechcraft F50 | Terlingua, Texas, United States | Albert FAY | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1976 | Beechcraft F50 | North Port, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1974 | Beechcraft F50 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Aircraft Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1964 | Beechcraft F50 | Salinas Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1964 | Beechcraft F50 | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1982 | Air Tractor 301A | Marks, Mississippi, United States | Mothershead Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | Floyd Lowery | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Cessna 150F | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | Milton D. Stevens | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Muscle Shoals Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | Miles N. Wilson | Minor injuries | - |