Beechcraft E18S N27Y

Summary

On 2 January 1986 at about 13:30 local time, a Beechcraft E18S registered N27Y, operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., was involved in an accident near Terrell, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 January 1986 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Terrell, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Terrell (TRL)

Coordinates

32.7297, -96.2909

Aircraft

Beechcraft E18S

Registration

N27Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ada

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FPA13

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

THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT YAWED LEFT ON TAKEOFF AND DESPITE ATTEMPTED REMEDIAL ACTION THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR ODSTACLESALONG THE FLT PATH. PWR WAS REDUCED AND A STRAIGHT IN LANDING WAS MADE IN A FLD APRX 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE RWY. A WITNESS REPORTED THE ACFT WAS STILL IN GROUND EFFECT AT A POINT APRX 3000 FT DOWN THE RWY. WITNESS CONTINUED TO STATE THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE END OF THE RWY, FULL PWR WAS ADDED AND THE ACFT WAS PULLED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB. THE ACFT THEN MUSHED TO GROUND IMPACT IN A FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS 269 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF AND THE AFT CG WAS 1.7 INCHES BEHIND THE AFT DATUM LIMIT. A LINE BOY WHO REFUELED THE ACFT JUST PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF STATED THE ACFT WAS COVERED WITH FROST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.