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Beechcraft 23 N45BW

6 September 1982 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 September 1982 at about 18:23 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N45BW, operated by John H. Helms, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Mangham Field (F70)
Coordinates
32.8598, -97.2099
Aircraft
Beechcraft 23
Registration
N45BW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John H. Helms
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fort Worth → Birmingham
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82DA365

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 3 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

THE PLT STATED THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED EVERY TIME HE TRIED TO CLIMB & THE ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES. THE ACFT WAS 7 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT REQUIRING 2,369 FT TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTACLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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