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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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