Beechcraft A23-24 N5751V

Summary

On 13 March 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N5751V was involved in an accident near Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1983 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Barr

Coordinates

35.3293, -96.9091

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-24

Registration

N5751V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shawnee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FA150

2 people died.

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 DEPARTED HIS PRIVATE, 1200 FT AIRSTRIP & FLEW TO THE SHAWNEE MUNI ARPT WITH 1 PASSENGER. DURING ARRIVAL ON THE RETURN FLT, HE ELECTED TO LAND TOWARD THE SOUTH. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM AT THAT TIME APRX 1/2 TO 1 MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE STRIP. REPORTEDLY, LIGHT WINDS WERE PREVAILING FROM THE SOUTH, BUT THEY WERE VARIABLE TO THE WEST & NORTH WITH SUDDEN GUSTS FROM THE STORM AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DURING A FULL FLAP LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 500 FT DOWN THE STRIP. IT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT & CROSSED A DITCH. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL COLLIDED WITH A METAL COVER OVER A SEPTIC TANK. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE & BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. IT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT MUSHED INTO RISING TERRAIN, HIT TREES & BURNED. THE AIRSTRIP SLOPED DOWNWARD TO THE SOUTH & WAS BORDERED ALONG THE WEST SIDE BY A LINE OF TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.