- Date
- June 13, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ryan, OK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N679DBeech C-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613022589A
- Case key
- 72440
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On arrival at the destination airport the pilot determined the grass strip was too wet for a landing. The pilot selecteda farm road and stated that a gust of wind struck the aircraft at about 10 to 12 feet above the road. The aircraft landed hard and swerved into a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N679D
- Reported as
- Beech C-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2953
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Emma Allen
- Registered owner
- Gene Allen
- Departed
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Destination
- Amarillo, TX
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 779 total · 779 in this make and model · 736 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.