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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B24R · Wauseon, OH · May 11, 2003

Date: May 11, 2003 · 15:11 local
Place: Wauseon, OH
Airport: Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4347W
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD03FA053
Reported as: Beech B24R
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,113 total7 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N4347WRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Beech B24RS/N MC-276 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed 7D2 and proceeded south towards toledo for unknown reasons and appears to have attempted a landing at use for a sick rear seat passenger. Pilot may have been enroute to fcm. During the approach and landing, the aircraft crashed 100 yards north of the approach end of runway 27. An intense low pressure system over the upper great lakes caused a wind advisory to be issued for Ohio with wind gusts greater than 45 mph. Engine and aircraft examined near accident scene and noted no mechanical abnormals.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED 7D2 AND PROCEEDED SOUTH TOWARDS TOLEDO FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND APPEARS TO HAVE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT USE FOR A SICK REAR SEAT PASSENGER. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN ENROUTE TO FCM. DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES CAUSED A WIND ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED FOR OHIO WITH WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT EXAMINED NEAR ACCIDENT SCENE AND NOTED NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD03FA053Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportWauseon, OHThe pilots failure to maintain control during the approach-to-landing. Factors were the high wind gusts and turbulence, and the pilot's decision to fly in those conditions.May 11, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4347W · 2

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

Incident 19950211004469ILevel Off Touchdown · Stow, MANarrative: pilot inadvertently failed to extend landing gear before landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage when gear-up landing occurred. [privacy data omitted]Feb 11, 1995 · Minor damage Accident 19760330007299AFinal Approach · Jamestown, NYMar 30, 1976 · Substantial damage