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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Terlingua Alpin, TX · August 2, 1997

Date: August 2, 1997 · 18:22 local
Place: Terlingua Alpin, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2146W
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA301
Reported as: Beech C23
Fatal injuries: 0

N2146WRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2000 · Beech C23S/N M-1521 Airframe modelBeech C23

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft received llws on final approach and rolled into a chainlink fence.(-23) while turning base to final, pilot steepened bank angle while allowing aircraft to slow, resulting in a stall. Rt wing impacted a fence, nosed into the ground, and slid backwards through another fence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RECEIVED LLWS ON FINAL APPROACH AND ROLLED INTO A CHAINLINK FENCE.(-23) WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL, PILOT STEEPENED BANK ANGLE WHILE ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO SLOW, RESULTING IN A STALL. RT WING IMPACTED A FENCE, NOSED INTO THE GROUND, AND SLID BACKWARDS THROUGH ANOTHER FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA301Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTerlingua, TXThe inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command. A factor was the sudden wind shift.Aug 2, 1997 · Substantial damage