Beechcraft A23.19 N5666S
24 October 1985 · Decatur, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1985 at about 18:10 local time, a Beechcraft A23.19 registered N5666S was involved in an accident near Decatur, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hiway (DCR)
- Coordinates
- 40.8293, -84.9193
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23.19
- Registration
- N5666S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ft. Wayne → Decatur
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA016
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 STUDENT PILOT ON AN UNAUTHORIZED XCOUNTRY FLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LD ON A 2600'-115' SOD STRIP. ON HIS FIFTH APPROACH THE 90 DEG XWIND DRIFTED HIM INTO A TREE LINE ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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