- Date
- December 26, 1982, 13:52 local (19:52 UTC)
- Place
- Childress, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9256SBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821226066869A
- Case key
- 70235
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Analysis
During flight, freezing rain was encountered which began to accumulate on the windshield and wings. The pilot reported that he checked and found that the clouds had closed in behind. He diverted to Childress, TX. While en route, additional ice accumulated on the aircraft and the pilot's visibility through the windshield became obscured. On his first approach, he had no forward visibility and elected to go around. After the second approach, he landed, but the plane went off the end of the runway. It continued into a muddy cotton field and the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9256S
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-1752
- Airframe hours
- 2,225
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4J, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kingston F. Smith
- Registered owner
- Kingston F. Smith
- Departed
- Mcalester, OK
- Destination
- Amarillo, TX
- Airport
- CDS · Childress Municipal, runway 8, 6,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 185 total · 58 in this make and model · 144 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9256S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.