Beechcraft C23 N1986L

Summary

On 15 March 1988 at about 23:45 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N1986L was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 March 1988 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sullivan, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Sullivan (H62)

Coordinates

38.2096, -91.1609

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N1986L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA063

Nobody was 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

WHEN THE PIC ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION, DURING A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, HE CIRCLED THE UNFAMILIAR ARPT THREE TIMES, OBSERVING TREES ON BOTH ENDS, AND A CROSSWIND OF ABOUT 60 DEGREES TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING, AND DURING THE LDG ROLL OUT, HE FELT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, ON THE SOFT SHOULDER, INSTEAD OF GOINT STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE TREES AND FENCE. WHEN LEAVING THE HARD SURFACE RNWY, THE LEFT GEAR STRUCK THE SOFT SURFACE, BROKE OFF, STRIKING THE WING, FLAP, THEN THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. THE PROPELLER AND THE WING TIP THEN STRUCK THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.