# Accident 19970606013529A: Beech 58, Oklahoma City, OK, June 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1997, 23:50 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4702° N, 97.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4702&lon=-97.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22SS-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606013529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERRAN DEPARTURE END 17L. 58 STOLEN BY PILOT UNAWARE ELEVATORS. WERE REMOVED LICENSE PRIOR REVOKED. ALCOHOL ON TES (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND BOTH ELEVATORS HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN AND PILOT FAILED TO DO A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA211), Jun 7, 1997: Beech 58 (N22SS), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to an attempted takeoff in an airplane without an elevator installed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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