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.
Other Beechcraft 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1982 | Beechcraft 23 | 10 M.n. of Gilr, California, United States | MR. and MRS. W. A. Volz | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 23 | Greenwater, Washington, United States | T.g. Eckler | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 23 | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | Aitkin Flying Club, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft 23 | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 23 | Eaton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft 23 | Athens, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |