Beechcraft A65 N988Q
4 June 1970 · Bethany, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 June 1970 at about 00:39 local time, a Beechcraft A65 registered N988Q, operated by Mid Continent, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bethany, Oklahoma, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethany, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wiley Post
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A65
- Registration
- N988Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mid Continent
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fort Worth, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0457
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
DISORIENTATION WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM VFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WHILE IN L TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft A65 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Floair Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 1968 | Beechcraft A65 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Stokely van CA | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A65 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | National Fligh | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft A65-88 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Guaranteed TRU | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1975 | Beechcraft A65 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | United States | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1976 | Beechcraft A65 | Parsons, Tennessee, United States | Executive Aire | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |