- Date
- May 11, 1985, 13:39 local (18:39 UTC)
- Place
- Willow City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2384ZBeech M-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850511016529A
- Case key
- 21749
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Became lost/disorientedFactor
Precautionary landing - attemptedFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Anxiety/apprehensionFactor
Analysis
During the return leg of a x-country flt to California, the plt became lost and elected to make a precautionary landing. The acft wing contacted a sign post during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2384Z
- Reported as
- Beech M-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M96
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clyde F. Fitch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FST · Fort Stockton, TX
- Destination
- CRP · Corpus Christi, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 530 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.