# NTSB FTW82FRG34: Beech C23, N6631D, Port Aransas, TX, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Port Aransas, TX
- Location: 27.8209° N, 97.0892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Aransas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8209&lon=-97.0892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG34
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG34

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6631D-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N M-2189, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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: M-2189
- Airframe hours: 889
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820731033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033609A), Jul 31, 1982: Beech C23, Port Aransas, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft stalled in steep bank as pilot attempted to go around from aborted landing.

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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