- Date
- July 4, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cheney, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66353Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860704030639A
- Case key
- 34207
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft was barely airborne as it reached the end of the airstrip, on the takeoff roll. At this point he encountered crosswind conditions and the aircraft mush/stalled and impacted the ground. Post-accident computations reveal that the aircraft was 55 lbs over maximum allowable takeoff gross weight, but still within the c.g. limits. As such, the pilot attempted the takeoff from a 2,600 ft long grass strip with a density altitude of 3,000 ft and a crosswind component of 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66353
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2211
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert C. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Cheney, KS
- Airport
- runway 27, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,800 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 20 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.