Beechcraft A23-24 N4745J

Summary

On 29 April 1987 at about 15:45 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N4745J, operated by Gordon E. Snow, was involved in an accident near Roosevelt, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 April 1987 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Roosevelt, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Roosevelt Municipal (74V)

Coordinates

40.2808, -109.9996

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-24

Registration

N4745J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gordon E. Snow

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87LA115

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING LANDING, AS THE ACFT NEARED THE TAXIWAY LEADING TO THE PARKING RAMP, THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE OFF THE RWY. THE PLT THEN APPLIED PWR IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF. THE ACFT PARALLELED THE RWY FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND AFTER CROSSING A TAXIWAY THE LT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND AND THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LT. THE ACFT CROSSED THE RWY AT FULL PWR AND BECAME AIRBORNE. AFTER FLYING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY THE ACFT STALLED, THE WHEELS HIT A SAND DUNE AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.