# Accident 20030511010159A: Beech B24R, Wauseon, OH, May 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2003, 15:11 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6017° N, 84.1169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6017&lon=-84.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4347W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4347W-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,113 total, 7 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030511010159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD03FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA053), May 11, 2003: Beech 24R (N4347W), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N4347W (2)

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

- [Incident 19950211004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950211004469I), Feb 11, 1995: Beech B24R (N4347W), Stow, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot inadvertently failed to extend landing gear before landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage when gear-up landing occurred. [privacy data…
- [Accident 19760330007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760330007299A), Mar 30, 1976: Beech B24R (N4347W), Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage

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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