# NTSB ATL81FKQ16: Beech A23, N3553R, Lyman, MS, June 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1981
- Place: Lyman, MS · LYMAN, MS
- Location: 30.5079° N, 89.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyman, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5079&lon=-89.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1146  81/6/21    LYMAN,MS            BEECH A23           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 340
        TIME - 1655                    N3553R              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EEA AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYMAN,MS                    JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF,2700FT RWY,FLAPS UP,D/A 3000FT.TURNED TO AVOID TREES.HIT TREE TRUNK IN TALL GRASS.POND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3553R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553R-1983-11-09), registration cancelled 1983-11-09, S/N M724, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eea Airstrip

## 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 19810621034489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621034489A), Jun 21, 1981: Beech A23, Lyman, MS, Destroyed. Unable to clear trees on end of private strip. Veered off runway, struck hidden log. Error in takeoff distance.

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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