What happened
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(-23) N13MS a 1963 Beech baron with Mr. Sherrell as pilot and only occupant, crashed onto a heavily wooded hillside about 60 yards southwest of MO highway 61, at approximately 1024 CDT on August 7, 2002. The crash site was approximately 2NM southeast of the Festus memorial airport.privacy data omitted Were pilot friends at the airport, who watched Mr. Sherrell do several takeoff and landings, and overshoot final on the last approach. privacy data omitted ^ Was using his hand held radio to talk with Mr. Sherrell who reported he was executing a missed approach, making a right turn, and would enter a right base for 36. The two witnesses saw him climb and turn out, then they looked away. privacy data omitted ^ Stated he looked back when privacy data omitted said, "oh my god, he's going in!" privacy data omitted Said when he looked up N13MS appeared to be in a 90 degree bank because he could see all of the top of the airplane with the nose to the right and level with the horizon. It sunk behind the trees in that attitude. Despite many witnesses the crash site was not located for over two hours. Two non-pilots witnesses, privacy data omitted were both about 400 yards from the crash site. (Continued on a ttachment).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N13MS A 1963 BEECH BARON WITH MR. SHERRELL AS PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT, CRASHED ONTO A HEAVILY WOODED HILLSIDE ABOUT 60 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF MO HIGHWAY 61, AT APPROXIMATELY 1024 CDT ON AUGUST 7, 2002. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2NM SOUTHEAST OF THE FESTUS MEMORIAL AIRPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE PILOT FRIENDS AT THE AIRPORT, WHO WATCHED MR. SHERRELL DO SEVERAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, AND OVERSHOOT FINAL ON THE LAST APPROACH. ^PRIVACY ^ WAS USING HIS HAND HELD RADIO TO TALK WITH MR. SHERRELL WHO REPORTED HE WAS EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, AND WOULD ENTER A RIGHT BASE FOR 36. THE TWO WITNESSES SAW HIM CLIMB AND TURN OUT, THEN THEY LOOKED AWAY. ^PRIVACY ^ STATED HE LOOKED BACK WHEN ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID, "OH MY GOD, HE'S GOING IN!" ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID WHEN HE LOOKED UP N13MS APPEARED TO BE IN A 90 DEGREE BANK BECAUSE HE COULD SEE ALL OF THE TOP OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE NOSE TO THE RIGHT AND LEVEL WITH THE HORIZON. IT SUNK BEHIND THE TREES IN THAT ATTITUDE. DESPITE MANY WITNESSES THE CRASH SITE WAS NOT LOCATED FOR OVER TWO HOURS. TWO NON-PILOTS WITNESSES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE BOTH ABOUT 400 YARDS FROM THE CRASH SITE. (CONTINUED ON A TTACHMENT).
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