Beechcraft B23 N7605R

Summary

On 18 November 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N7605R was involved in an accident near West Dover, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 November 1983 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Dover, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

West Dover (4V8)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft B23

Registration

N7605R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerset → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA031

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, BELOW 4000 FT, HE ENCOUNTER SEVERE TURBULENCE. HE REPORTED THAT THE DESTINATION WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST, BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL THE WIND VELOCITY. DURING ARRIVAL, FINAL APCH TO RWY 01 WAS FLOWN AT 80 MPH WHILE STILL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. RIGHT RUDDER. LEFT AILERON & FULL FLAPS WERE USED DURING THE APCH. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 150 TO 200 FT, IT ENTERED A LEVEL DESCENT & 'PANCAKED' TO THE GROUND 'FROM APPARENT WIND SHEAR.' THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND APRX 35 FT SHORT OF THE RWY, SKIDDED OVER THE THRESHOLD & CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FT DOWN THE RWY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DESTROYED AND THE WING SPARS, WING SKIN, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER & PROP WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.