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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Wichita Falls, TX · July 23, 2017

Date: July 23, 2017 · 22:30 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4216D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA282
Reported as: Beech G35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4216DRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2020 · Beech G35S/N D-4414 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech G35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 23, 2017, at approximately 2230 local time, N4216D, a 1955 Beech G35 landed long on runway 13 and failed to stop the aircraft before running off the end of the runway, over an embankment, and into an irrigation canal at Wichita Valley Airport, F14. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from grand prairie municipal airport (gpm) on July 23, 2017 at approximately 2130.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 23, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 LOCAL TIME, N4216D, A 1955 BEECH G35 LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 13 AND FAILED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND INTO AN IRRIGATION CANAL AT WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT, F14. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GPM) ON JULY 23, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2130.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA282Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWichita Falls, TXThe flight's encounter with adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control upon landing due to standing water and a subsequent runway overrun.Jul 24, 2017 · Substantial damage