# NTSB FTW97LA211: Beech 58, N22SS, Oklahoma City, OK, June 7, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 6, 1997, 23:50 local (Jun 7, 1997, 04:50 UTC) - Place: Oklahoma City, OK - Coordinates: 35.470222, -97.51976 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4702&lon=-97.5198&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report April 10, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20235 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97LA211 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20235/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA211 ## Probable cause The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to an attempted takeoff in an airplane without an elevator installed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - roll/run - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, pilot in command - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause) - flight control,elevator - not installed (cause) - aircraft control - not possible, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - antenna - object - fence ## Analysis During the takeoff roll the airplane overran the departure end of the runway. The aircraft traveled 600 to 800 feet impacting the localizer antenna, and continued approximately 100 feet impacting the airport perimeter fence. It continued across a ditch and road coming to rest 50 feet south of the road. Examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator was not installed. According to the owner, he was having the airplane refurbished, and the elevator had been removed for painting on June 1, 1997. According to blood samples taken at the hospital about one hour 12 minutes after the accident, the pilot had a blood alcohol concentration of 180 mg/dl. The pilot and passenger were not authorized by the owner to use the airplane. The pilot's commercial certificate was revoked seven years prior for stealing an airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 6, 1997, at 2350 central daylight time, a Beech 58 airplane, N22SS, registered to Global Aircraft Company, was stolen and substantially damaged during an attempted takeoff at Wiley Post Airport near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. The pilot and his one passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. During the takeoff roll the airplane overran the departure end of runway 17L. The aircraft traveled 600 to 800 feet impacting the localizer antenna and continued approximately 100 feet impacting the airport perimeter fence. It continued across a ditch and road coming to rest 50 feet south of the road. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed that the nose landing gear and the main landing gear were collapsed, and the leading edges of both wings were damaged. Further examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator was missing. The owner reported that he was having the airplane refurbished, and the elevator had been removed for painting on June 1, 1997. The toxicology report from Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, revealed 0.180 percent alcohol was detected in the pilot's blood. This specimen was take on June 7, 1996, about one hour 12 minutes after the accident. See the enclosed lab report. According to the FAA inspector, the pilot's commercial certificate was revoked seven years prior for stealing an airplane. According to the owner the pilot and passenger were not authorized to use the airplane. Attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, were unsuccessful. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N22SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22SS-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N TH-198, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-198 - Engines: Continental IO-520-C/-CB 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: Jerry Johnson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PWA - Destination: UKNOWN - Airport: PWA, Wiley Post, runway 17L, 7,198 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, expired; toxicology performed ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 110° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: PWA ## 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 19970606013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606013529A), Jun 6, 1997: Beech 58, Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Overran departure end 17L. 58 stolen by pilot unaware elevators. Were removed license prior revoked. Alcohol on tes (-23) aircraft was in for maintenance and… From the NTSB's public API. 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