Beechcraft A23 N3543R

Summary

On 9 May 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N3543R, operated by Benjamin Roush, JR., was involved in an accident near Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 May 1987 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Jackson County Municipal (I18)

Coordinates

38.9504, -81.7593

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23

Registration

N3543R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Benjamin Roush, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO87LA035

2 people were seriously 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 PILOT WAS PROVIDING FREE PROMOTIONAL RIDES FOR A FLIGHT SCHOOL. HE WAS ON THE FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY, ON FINAL APPROACH, IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK SMALL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 250FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTONS/FAILURES. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE COMPUTATIONS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.