- Date
- March 13, 1983, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Shawnee, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5751VBeech A23-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313007079A
- Case key
- 20712
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt departed his private, 1200 ft airstrip & flew to the Shawnee muni arpt with 1 passenger. During arrival on the return flt, he elected to land toward the south. According to a witness, there was a thunderstorm at that time aprx 1/2 to 1 mi west-southwest of the strip. Reportedly, light winds were prevailing from the south, but they were variable to the west & north with sudden gusts from the storm at 10 to 15 mph. During a full flap landing, the acft touched down aprx 500 ft down the strip. It then veered to the left & crossed a ditch. The left main wheel collided with a metal cover over a septic tank. At about that time, the plt applied full power for a go-around. The acft entered a nose high attitude & began turning to the right. It became airborne, but mushed into rising terrain, hit trees & burned. The airstrip sloped downward to the south & was bordered along the west side by a line of trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5751V
- Reported as
- Beech A23-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MA-15
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael J. Barr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1982
- Departed
- SNL · Shawnee, OK
- Airport
- Barr, runway 18, 1,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 800 in this make and model · 775 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.