- Date
- May 9, 1987, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ravenswood, WV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3543RBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870509018749A
- Case key
- 11319
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was providing free promotional rides for a flight school. He was on the fourth flight of the day, on final approach, in a nose high attitude when the aircraft's left wing struck small trees. The aircraft impacted the ground 250FEET short of the runway and nosed over. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctons/failures. Aircraft weight and balance computations indicate the aircraft was over the maximum gross weight at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3543R
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M711
- Airframe hours
- 1,145
- Engine
- Continental IO-346A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Benjamin Roush, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Evelyn A & Benjamin F Roush
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1987 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- I18 · Jackson County Municipal, runway 21, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 20 in this make and model · 61 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Observed at
- PKB, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.