Fleet 16B N47058

Summary

On 17 July 1987 at about 00:00 local time, a Fleet 16B registered N47058 was involved in an accident near Spencer, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 July 1987 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Spencer, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Slate Run (55I)

Coordinates

38.8001, -81.3507

Aircraft

Fleet 16B

Registration

N47058

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO87LA060

1 person had minor injuries.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 16, THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT TO MAKE A LANDING. HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND THEN ATTEMPED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS OVER THE APPROACH END OFRUNWAY 34, TURNING LEFT FROM BASE TO FINAL AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, IN A LEFT BANK ATTITUDE, ABOUT 40 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED A RICH FUEL MIXTURE CONDITION IN THE CYLINDERS CONNECTED TO THE PRIMERLINES. THE PRIMER CONTROL KNOB WAS FOUND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.