# NTSB FTW01LA126: Beech BE-76, N6003Y, Tulsa, OK, May 21, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 21, 2001, 08:40 local (13:40 UTC) - Place: Tulsa, OK - Coordinates: 35.449977, -97.57096 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4500&lon=-97.5710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 52372 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52372/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA126 ## Probable cause the dual student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the hangar while taxing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - clearance - not maintained, dual student (cause) - object - hangar/airport building ## Analysis While commencing to taxi adjacent to an airport hangar, the right elevator of the multi-engine airplane struck the hangar. The pilot rated student was at the controls at the time of the accident. The CFI, who was seated in the right seat, reported that the flight was intended for the student to practice instrument approaches in a multi-engine airplane. The student held a private pilot certificate with ratings in single engine land and multi-engine land airplanes. The student's total accumulated flight time was 3,000 hours, of which 1,000 hours were in multi-engine airplanes. ## Factual narrative On May 21, 2001, at 0840 central daylight time, a Beech BE-76 airplane, N6003Y, registered to and operated by Christiansen Aviation, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, was substantially damaged when it struck a hangar while taxing at the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and his pilot rated student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The CFI, who was seated in the right seat, reported that the right elevator of the airplane struck a hangar building when the pilot rated student made a left turn while commencing to taxi. The CFI also reported that the flight was intended for his student to practice instrument approaches in a multi-engine airplane. The student held a private pilot certificate with ratings in single engine land and multi-engine land airplanes. The student's total accumulated flight time was 3,000 hours, of which 1,000 hours were in multi-engine airplanes. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that the elevator was buckled. No other mechanical anomalies were noted or reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6003Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6003Y), registered now, S/N ME-129, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-76 - Registry model: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005) (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: ME-129 - Airframe hours: 2143.34 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1G6D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Christiansen Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 2001, 96.13 hours before - Departed: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Destination: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Airport: RVS, Richard L. Jones, Jr. Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review October 13, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 1,208 total, 126 in this make and model, 1,131 as pilot in command, 214 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 2,500 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: RVS ## 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 20010521010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521010129A), May 21, 2001: Beech 76, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 21, 2001, at 0840 central daylight time, a Beech 76 airplane, N6003Y, registered to and operated by christiansen aviation, inc. of wilmington,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.