Beechcraft B35 N5254C
5 November 1983 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1983 at about 18:31 local time, a Beechcraft B35 registered N5254C was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach (LGB)
- Coordinates
- 33.8097, -118.1809
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B35
- Registration
- N5254C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PLT REPORTED THAT AS HE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENG SIMULTANEOUSLY LOST POWER. HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE RWY. ACCCORDING TO HIM, THE ACFT STALLED WHILE HE WAS HOLDING IT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE ACFT STRUCK THE RWY, LEFT WING 1ST WITH THE GEAR IN TRANSIT. THE OUTBOARD 1/3 OF THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARD, THE LEFT GEAR PUNCTURED THE WING & THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. ALSO, THE FUSELAGE, ENG COWLING & PROP WERE DAMAGED. LATER, THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A TEST RUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft B35 | Canadian, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Beechcraft B35 | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft B35 | Linden, California, United States | Roger L. Hutson | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft B35 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Gruhl Corporation | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |