Beechcraft B-23 N4026T

Summary

On 17 May 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft B-23 registered N4026T was involved in an accident near Bagdad, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

17 May 2008 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bagdad, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Bagdad Airport (E51)

Coordinates

34.6042, -113.1728

Aircraft

Beechcraft B-23

Registration

N4026T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twenty Nine Pal → Bagdad

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA147

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain runway alignment. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind weather conditions and the rocky terrain adjacent to the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he had just purchased the airplane in California and was returning to his home in Texas. He was in the landing flare when a gust of wind blew the airplane off the side of the runway. He attempted to go around, but the landing gear impacted some rocks on the left side of the runway. The outboard 10 feet of the right wing was wrinkled and compressed aft, and the bottom of the empennage was badly wrinkled and compromised. The airplane came to rest approximately 185 feet from the runway. The reported winds at Prescott, Arizona, located 37 nautical miles east of the accident airport, were from 350 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 17 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.