St Johns Industrial Airpk Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Saint Johns, Arizona 85936
Monday, October 31, 1988 12:10 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED CYLINDER HEAD TEMP AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE ABOVE RED LINE AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MIXTURE HAD BEEN LEANED FOR TKOF. THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN THE PLT CLOSED THE TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE UPSLOPE ON 'SLIGHTLY HILLY TERRAIN'. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A MANZANITA BUSH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/31/1988
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1210
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City SAINT JOHNS
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85936
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ST JOHNS INDUSTRIAL AIRPK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SJN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 3
Degrees magnetic from airport 13
Airport Elevation 5733
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) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 100
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 45
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 7500
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1705
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 31 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1334
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37884
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:14PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8580M
NTSB Number LAX89LA029
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 35-B33
Aircraft Series Identifier 35-B33
Aircraft Serial Number CD-651
Certified Max Gross Weight 3000
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 24 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 38
Airframe Hours 3728
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WEDDINGTON MORTGAGE INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address RT. 6 BOX 330
Aircraft Owner City CHRISTIANBURG
Aircraft Owner State VA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 24073
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name WOODS, TOM
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
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 No
Departure Airport Code SJN
Departure City SAINT JOHNS
Departure State AZ
Departure Country
Departure Time 1205
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code TRM
Destination City THERMAL
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 5323
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --