- Date
- November 12, 1985, 19:59 local (Nov 13, 1985, 01:59 UTC)
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6843QBeech S35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851112056709A
- Case key
- 21878
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Analysis
Drg arrival, N6843Q was cleared for an NDB rwy 17 apch. The plt's last radio call was at 1949 CST, when he acknowleged radar svc was terminated & freq chg was approved. When the acft did not arrive, a search was initiated. At 2335, after fog had lifted, the acft was fnd in a plowed fld aprx 1 mi north of the rwy. An inv revealed the acft had contacted the gnd in a nose hi, wings lvl attitude with the gear extended. Initial impact occurred (main gear 1st) while on a hdg of 190 deg, aprx 100 yds rgt of the extended rwy centerline. The nose gear then dug into soft dirt & the acft flipped over. The area forcast had called for ocnl ceilings blo 1000' & vis less than 3 mi. However, search psnl rprtd the sky was obscd & the vis was about 1/16 mi with fog. Aprx 50 mi sw at amarillo, TX, the 1955 wx was in part: sky zero obscd, vis (RVR) 1600' with fog. Mins for the apch were 600' ceiling & 1 mi vis. The plt did not request updated wx info drg the flt, nor was he given available updated (ama) wx info for the area of the destn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6843Q
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7439
- Airframe hours
- 3,866
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA3, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Smith International Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 6, 1985 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- GBD · Great Bend, KS
- Destination
- PPA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PPA · Perry Lefors Fld, runway 17, 5,855 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,718 total · 494 in this make and model · 6,190 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AMA, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.