# Accident 19971114033019A: Beech C23, Cameron, MO, November 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cameron, MO
- Airport: Cameron Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7391° N, 94.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7391&lon=-94.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6711C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6711C-2000-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 61 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971114033019A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO RAVINE. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE INBOUND TO THE AIRPORT, SHE RECEIVED A WEATHER ADVISORY OVER THE AIRPORT'S UNICOM FREQUENCY OF WINDS AT 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT PERFORMED A VISUAL STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17. SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE ENTERED THE FLARE, THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL OVER THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE 'WAS BLOWN OFF [OF THE] RUNWAY TO THE EAST.'  THE PILOT SAID THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK TO THE RUNWAY, BUT THE ATTEMPT FAILED. THE PILOT SAID, SHE THEN ADDED POWER FOR A POSSIBLE GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A RAVINE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.                                     (-23)AIRMAN COMPETENCE - CROSSWIND LANDING.  REEXAMINATION LFIGHT TEST COMPLETED 01-15-1998.

## 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 CHI98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA039), Nov 14, 1997: Beech C23 (N6711C), Cameron, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane in the landing flare. A factor relating to this accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N6711C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910222011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222011099I), Feb 22, 1991: Beech C23 (N6711C), Kansas City, MO. After landing student turned off runway prematurely and struck a taxiway marker.
- [Incident 19900601034509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900601034509I), Jun 1, 1990: Beech C23 (N6711C), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Porpoised and propeller hit runway.

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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