- Date
- April 20, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomfield, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6715WBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840420013989A
- Case key
- 33670
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Analysis
According to FAA records, the student plt recieved a wx briefing at 1000 CST. At that time, the latest wx observation at ottumua, IA, (closest wx station to broomfield, IA) showed the wind was from 110 degs at 11 KTS. About 25 mins after the briefing, the forecast was amended to expect winds from 090 degs at 15 KTS. Arriving at broomfield the plt made a go-around after encountering a strong x-wind on the 1st apch. He landed after the 2nd apch but the acft drifted off the left side of the rwy & hit a ditch. The UNICOM was not operational at the time of the accident, but there was an operational wind sock. An ag operator on the arpt estimated the wind was from the east at 20 to 30 KTS. Thestudent did not contact the fss at ottumua to update the wind wx info.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6715W
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2259
- Airframe hours
- 1,196
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elliott Beechcraft
- Registered owner
- William F. Jeffers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1984 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- MLI · Moline, IL
- Airport
- 4K6 · Bloomsfield Muni, runway 36, 3,400 × 50 ft, concrete
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 55 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 14 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTA, 21 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.