Accident Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron N7330R, Thursday 12 May 1988

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Date:	Thursday 12 May 1988
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron
Owner/operator:	Terry, Jack
Registration:	N7330R
MSN:	TC-1788
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	1767 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-470-L
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Ada, OK - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KADH)
Destination airport:	Stillwater, OK (KSWO)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT SAID ALL PRE-FLT PREP WERE NORMAL INCLUDING AN ENG RUN-UP. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING MADE WITH LIGHT WINDS. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 300 FT THE ACFT BEGAN A SWERVE TO THE RT WHICH THE PLT PERCEIVED WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOSS OF PWR ON THE RT ENG. THE PLT INITIATED AN ABORT AND BEGAN HEAVY BRAKING. THE ACFT CONTINUED IN A RT SWERVE AND DEPARTED THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RWY WAS PLOWED AND WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A 12 IN DEEP FURROW THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. FAA EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN THE REPORTED LOSS OF PWR. THE INSPECTOR SAID LOCKED BRAKE SKID MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RWY WHICH COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN GEAR OF THE ACDT ACFT. HE SAID THE SKID MARKS BEGAN OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND LED TO THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE ACFT.

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