Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Edgewood, New Mexico 87015
Thursday, June 10, 1993 18:45 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, A TOTAL LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. WHILE IN THE INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND 100 MILES PER HOUR, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRPLANE CLEARED A HIGHLINE AND CAME TO REST ON SLOPING TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE MAGNETO GROUNDING LEADS HAD NOT BEEN SECURED DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

POWER LOSS TO THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO THE MAGNETO GROUNDING LEADS BEING LOOSE AND AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION. A FACTOR WAS A LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/10/1993
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City EDGEWOOD
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87015
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 50
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1008
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 10 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2125
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8606M
NTSB Number FTW93LA186
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 95-A55
Aircraft Series Identifier 95-A55
Aircraft Serial Number TC-489
Certified Max Gross Weight 4880
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 8 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 2632
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SHIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Aircraft Owner Street Address P. O. BOX 14379
Aircraft Owner City ALBUQUERQUE
Aircraft Owner State NM
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 87191
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1843
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 4AC
Destination City ALBUQUERQUE
Destination State NM
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --