CEN24FA304

NTSB accident investigation · Beech F33 · Oklahoma City, OK · August 6, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary report
Date
August 6, 2024, 13:26 local (18:26 UTC)
Place
Oklahoma City, OK · On private property next to the airport
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8095UBeech F33
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
Textron Aviation, FAA Will Rogers FSDO, Continental Aerospace Technologies, McCauley Propeller Systems
FAA report
20240806011399A
Case key
194861

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Preliminary report

What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.

On August 6, 2024, about 1326 central daylight time, a Beechcraft F33A airplane, N8095U, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The private pilot and the three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The purpose of the local area flight was for the pilot to take the three passengers (a father and his two minor age sons), who were friends with the pilot, on a sightseeing flight of the local area. The airplane would depart from and return to the Sundance Airport (HSD), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The airplane was based out of HSD. A preliminary review of security camera footage from the fixed based operator building at HSD, showed an excursion from runway 18 during the takeoff roll. During the takeoff roll, the airplane departed the concrete runway to the left and impacted a hay bale. The airplane continued the departure to the left, traveling over a large grass field. The airplane impacted a chain link fence and then impacted various trees on private property. Upon impacting the trees, an explosion occurred, and then a postimpact fire consumed most of the wreckage. Various areas with tire tracks were observed throughout the large grass field. The airplane, which came to rest upright, was destroyed from the impact sequence and the postimpact fire. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and was transported to a secure location for a future examination. The airplane, known as a Bonanza, was equipped with a Continental Motors IO-520-BB reciprocating engine and a McCauley 3A32C406-C controllable pitch three-blade aluminum propeller. A search revealed no Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data. On the pilot’s most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical examination paperwork, he reported his occupation as “retired.” However, on prior medical examination paperwork, he listed his occupation as, “Electronic Engineer – FAA.” The estimated density altitude for the closest meteorological reporting station was 4,198 ft above mean sea level.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N8095U
Reported as
Beech F33 (A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CE-1692
Built
1992
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
HSD · Sundance, runway 18/36, 5,001 × 100 ft, concrete

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 8 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
99 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.04 inHg
Observed at
KPWA, 5 nm away
METAR
KPWA 061753Z 20008KT 10SM CLR 37/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03670189 10372 20244 58006

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.