Beechcraft B23 N7632R

Summary

On 17 June 1995 at about 21:07 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N7632R was involved in an accident near Neligh, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 1995 at 21:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Neligh, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Antelope County (4V9)

Coordinates

42.1300, -98.0194

Aircraft

Beechcraft B23

Registration

N7632R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Montevideo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA184

2 people were seriously injured.

the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff, and his failure to compensate for the tailwind. A factor was the tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 30 HE OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK INDICATING WINDS FROM ABOUT 190 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS . HE BELIEVED HE WOULD HAVE 'A LEFT FRONT QUARTERING WIND.' HE STATED THAT IN RETROSPECT 'THIS WAS NOT THE CASE.' HE INITIATED THE DEPARTURE WITH TEN DEGREES OF FLAPS WITHOUT USING THE ADDITIONAL RUNWAY AVAILABLE IN THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, IT VEERED RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT A LOW ALTITUDE TO NO AVAIL. HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, LEFT WING, AND EMPENNAGE. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.