Beechcraft V35B N313ZM

Summary

On 22 May 1983 at about 14:45 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N313ZM was involved in an accident near Chesson, Alabama, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1983 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesson, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

32.3910, -85.6790

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N313ZM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hilton Head → Montgomery

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA198

4 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

WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT AT 4000 FT MSL, RADIO & RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST SOON AFTER A TURN WAS INITIATED. WRECKAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SCATTERED OVER A DISTANCE OF 2193 FT. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE STABILIZERS/RUDDERVATORS, TAIL CONE, RIGHT WING & BOTH TIP TANKS HAD SEPARATED IN FLT. EVIDENCE OF DOWNWARD BENDING WAS FOUND ON BOTH RUDDERVATORS. EVIDENCE OF BOTH UPWARD BENDING & DOWNWARD BENDING WAS FOUND IN THE WINGS. THE INBOARD & OUTBOARD SECTIONS OF THE RIGHT WING HAD SEPARATED AS WELL AS ITS AILERON. THE ACFT GROSS WT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR ITS MAX LIMIT & THE CG WAS APRX 5.1 INCHES BEHIND ITS AFT LIMIT. THE CONTROL YOKE WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. THE PLT OF AN AIR FORCE ACFT REPORTED AN OVERCAST SKY CONDITION IN THAT AREA AT 1500 FT. A TEARDOWN OF THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR REVEALED SCRAPE MARKS ON THE GYRO & INSIDE THE CASE NEXT TO THE GYRO. THE AUTOPILOT SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.