Beechcraft 58 N4613S
9 January 1988 · Dewitt, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1988 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4613S, operated by Central Flying Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Dewitt, Arkansas, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dewitt, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dewitt Municipal (5MI)
- Coordinates
- 34.2797, -91.3299
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N4613S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Central Flying Service Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little Rock → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC88FA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 PILOT OF N4613S WAS MAKING A VFR APPROACH INTO THE DE WITT, ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SNOW HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PILED UP ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 35. THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE PILED UP SNOW/ICE AT TOUCHDOWN, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO AN AREA OF SNOW IN WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft 58 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Beechcraft 58P | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft 58 | Elkhart, Kansas, United States | Midwest Corporate Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft 58P | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Davis Const & Engineering | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1988 | Beechcraft 58 | Centerville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 58 | Georgetown, South Carolina, United States | Ramp 66, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164B | Knobel, Arkansas, United States | Corning Farm Supply | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164-B | Gould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Rockwell S2R | O'kean, Arkansas, United States | Archer Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States | Burnette Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | Planters AG Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1988 | Rockwell S-2R | Tarry, Arkansas, United States | Frizzell Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |