Beechcraft BE-50 N432L
16 November 2001 · Altus, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 2001 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE-50 registered N432L was involved in an accident near Altus, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Altus, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Altus Mountain Regional (AXS)
- Coordinates
- 34.6989, -99.3381
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-50
- Registration
- N432L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Altus → Altus
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Fog was encountered during the day IFR cross-country flight and the pilot elected to divert to a nearby municipal airport. The single-engine land rated private pilot inadvertently landed the multiengine airplane at a military base. Subsequently, the airplane departed from the military base en route to the municipal airport. During the landing at the municipal airport, the airplane landed hard, bounced, departed the runway, rolled through a ditch, and the nose landing gear collapsed. Numerous attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) from the pilot were unsuccessful.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-50 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1964 | Beechcraft BE-50 | Harrison Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Commander 114-B | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | Gary A. Gallo | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2001 | Cessna 152 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2001 | Cessna 210D | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | Miami, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |