- Date
- April 4, 1987, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Liberal, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1953VBeech 35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870404008349A
- Case key
- 34361
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC rptd experiencing turbulence on takeoff from Liberal airport. Winds were prevailing from the southeat at 15 knots as he departed the airstrip using runway 19. At rotation, the PIC reported that the left wing got too high and he lost control. The PIC was unable to correct for the loss of control and lift and penetrated a fence off the airport. The PIC later commented that he should have used another where the runway would have been more favorable to the wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1953V
- Reported as
- Beech 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8995
- Airframe hours
- 1,870
- Engine
- Continental IO-520BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Shield & Bennington Pa
- Registered owner
- Shields And Bennington Pa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1987
- Departed
- Liberal, KS
- Destination
- Pratt, KS
- Airport
- LBL · Liberal, runway 19, 2,800 × ft, asphalt
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 292 total · 78 in this make and model · 230 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 55 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.
Other investigations on N1953V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.