# NTSB ANC82DA030: Beech C23, N6714E, Kenai, AK, April 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 3, 1982, 20:28 local (Apr 4, 1982, 00:28 UTC)
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Coordinates: 60.660839, -150.900939 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6608&lon=-150.9009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71242/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA030

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, RIGHT, THEN LEFT AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 1700 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD. IT PASSED OVER A SNOW BERM BEFORE COMING TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6714E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6714E-2011-01-07), registration cancelled 2011-01-07, S/N M-2200, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M2200
- Airframe hours: 752
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Elmendorf Aero Club
- Registered owner: Eugene & Barbara Erskine
- Departed: ENA, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Destination: EDF, KENAI, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ENA, Kenai, runway 1, 7,575 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 74 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 77 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ENA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820404007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404007679A), Apr 4, 1982: Beech C23, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a four-foot snowberm.

## Other investigations on N6714E (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 DEN08LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA163), Sep 28, 2008: Beech C23 (N6714E), Duncan, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident were the improper maintenance to the engine crankshaft, improper reassembly of the…

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.

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