Beechcraft A36 N3123W
15 July 1982 · Port O'connor, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N3123W, operated by Lyon Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Port O'connor, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port O'connor, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Closed Airport
- Coordinates
- 28.4396, -96.4905
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N3123W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lyon Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Welsh → Packwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA283
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AN AIRSTRIP THAT HE HAD LANDED AT ABOUT 3 YEARS PREVIOUSLY. BEFORE LANDING, HE MADE A 500 FT PASS OVER THE STRIP. HE REPORTED THAT THE SUN AND GLARE WERE BRIGHT. HE SAW WHITE SPOTS ON THE STRIP, BUT THOUGHT THEY WERE FILLED-IN AREAS. THE SPOTS WERE ACTUALLY TRUCK LOADS OF SAND ABOUT 3 TO 4 FT HIGH. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK ONE OF THE MOUNDS. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT ABORTED IT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT ANOTHER MOUND AND SHEARED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN CLOSED AND ITS LISTING HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TEXAS AIRPORT DIRECTORY AND THE AOPA AIRPORT DIRECTORY. ALSO, IT WAS NO LONGER DEPICTED ON THE HOUSTON AERONAUTICAL CHART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | Smithville, Missouri, United States | Engineering Handling Systems, | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | Rialto, California, United States | Eagle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Eagles Associates | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | Carlsbad, Texas, United States | Warren J. Hartmann | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | St. George, Utah, United States | Terra DEV. Corp. & Sundance AV | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft A36 | Darien, Georgia, United States | W F Thompson | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
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