Beechcraft A35 N5200A

Summary

On 13 June 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N5200A, operated by Nampa Taildragger Club Inc., was involved in an accident near Bird City, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bird City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bird City Community (0V9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N5200A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nampa Taildragger Club Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodland → Bird City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82FCQ10

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT WITH NO UNICOM AND NO USABLE WINDSOCK. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 FT AGL. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH AT GOODLAND, KS, THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEGREES AT 15 KTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 3470 FT AND NO VASI LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.