# Accident 20020303003399A: Beech 60, Mexia, TX, March 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Airport: Mexia-Limestone Co Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6192° N, 96.5028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6192&lon=-96.5028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7272D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7272D-2004-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020303003399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2002, AT 1350 CST, N7272D, A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL BE60, DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT LIMESTONE COUNTY AIRPORT, MEXIA, TEXAS (LXY), FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE, IMPACTED NUMEROUS TREES IN A FENCE LINE STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 962 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY MAPLELEAF ACQUISITIONS, WILMINGTON, DE AND WAS OPERATED BY DALE L. LOCKART. MR. LOCKART RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 18 WITH AN APPROXIMATE 11 KNOT, GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 19 KNOT TAIL WIND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET OF BARBED WIRE FENCE AND SEVERAL TREES WERE DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, A HEXAGONAL BOLT, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG WAS FOUND IN THE CONTROL COLUMN, SERVING AS A MAKE-SHIFT GUST LOCK FOR THE ELEVATOR AND AILERONS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 ATL02FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA058), Mar 3, 2002: Beech BE-60 (N7272D), Mexia, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the control lock before the flight and his failure to follow the checklist.

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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