Beechcraft 35 N6643Y

Summary

On 16 August 2020 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N6643Y was involved in an accident near White Owl, South Dakota, United States. 3 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

16 August 2020 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

White Owl, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (None)

Coordinates

44.6047, -102.3886

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N6643Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Owl → Tea

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN20CA344

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with an obstacle and terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was taking off from a private dry grass airstrip that was slightly uphill and into a slight wind. As the airplane accelerated, the pilot had "increasing trouble keeping the airplane from going left." The airplane departed the airstrip to the left and collided with terrain and hay bales. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.