- Date
- July 31, 1982, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6631DBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731033609A
- Case key
- 72285
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft on a high final approach to rwy 12 when a go-around was initiated over the rwy at approximately 150 to 200 ft AGL. The acft started a steep banked right turn to a downwind position. The bank continued and the acft descended rapidly to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6631D
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2189
- Airframe hours
- 889
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-M4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chaparral Avia
- Registered owner
- Chaparral Avia
- Departed
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Destination
- Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- Mustang Beach, runway 12, 3,500 × 100 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 56 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.