Beechcraft C23 N6021X

Summary

On 12 April 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6021X was involved in an accident near Branchville, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 April 1987 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Branchville, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Pickett's Flyin Arpt (AL57)

Coordinates

33.6809, -86.3896

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N6021X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA110

1 person was 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 PLT WAS LDG AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO THE NORTH WITH A TAILWIND, BECAUSE TREES LOCATED ON THE NORTH END OF THE RWY PRECLUDED LDG TO THE SOUTH INTO THE WIND. HE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON THE 1,754 FT RUNWAY; WITNESSES REPORTED THAT A 7-12 KT TAILWIND EXISTED AND THAT ALL THREE ATTEMPTS WERE TOO FAST. THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON THE THIRD 'AND DECIDED FINAL' ATTEMPT, HE FORCED THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN AND IT BOUNCED. HE INITIATED ANOTHER GO-AROUND AND THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE 60 FT HIGH TREES AT THE NORTH END OF THE RWY, STALLED, ROLLED RIGHT AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL ABOUT MID-FIELD ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.