Hulman Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Terre Haute, Indiana 47803
Monday, January 30, 1984 6:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 23, THE ACFT CRASHED SSW OF THE ARPT ABOUT 6300 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & ABOUT 1800 FT TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE. IMPACT OCCURRED WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS SCATTERED ALONG A HEADING OF 035 DEG FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE & NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/30/1984
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 630
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City TERRE HAUTE
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 47803
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HULMAN REGIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HUF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 2
Degrees magnetic from airport 210
Airport Elevation 585
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 635 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID HUF
Elevation of weather observation facility 585
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 2
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Dawn
Lowest Ceiling Height 1200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1200
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3316
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 25763
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N63Z
NTSB Number DCA84AA015
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion Ground
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name SWEARINGEN
Aircraft Model SA226TC
Aircraft Series Identifier SA226TC
Aircraft Serial Number TC-240
Certified Max Gross Weight 12500
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 --
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jan 18 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 568
Airframe Hours 10607
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BRITT AIRWAYS
Aircraft Owner Street Address HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT
Aircraft Owner City TERRE HAUTE
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 47803
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
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 RU
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code HUF
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code EVV
Destination City EVANSVILLE
Destination State IN
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 9020
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --