# NTSB CHI74FEP08: Beech D50, N4977B, Walworth, WI, August 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Walworth, WI · WALWORTH, WI
- Location: 42.5305° N, 88.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walworth, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5305&lon=-88.5939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2130   73/8/9    WALWORTH,WIS        BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 14000
        TIME - 1945                    N4977B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG FOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDALIA,MO                  WALWORTH,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID AND STRUCK A FUEL STORAGE TANK AND HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4977B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4977B-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N DH-32 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Big Foot

## 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 19730809025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809025079A), Aug 9, 1973: Beech E50, Walworth, WI, Destroyed. Acft slid and struck a fuel storage tank and hangar.

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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