Beech 58 accident near Newcastle, OK
On December 6, 1998, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newcastle, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 1998
- Place
- Newcastle, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.239°N, 97.590°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11553
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 6, 1998, at 0934 central standard time, a Beech 58, twin-engine airplane, N1826S, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following an in-flight encounter with severe weather while on a localizer instrument approach near Newcastle, Oklahoma. The instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The airplane was operating in instrument meteorological conditions and an IFR flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Idabel Airport (F62), near Idabel, Oklahoma, at approximately 0852, with the Max Westheimer Airport (OUN), in Norman, Oklahoma, as its intended destination. (OUN is located 152-nautical miles northwest of F62.) At 0915, a Boeing 737, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 474 from Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) to Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), executed a missed approach after encountering severe turbulence and wind shear during an instrument approach to runway 35R at OKC. (OKC is located 12-nautical miles northwest of OUN.) The flight diverted back to DAL due to the weather in the OKC area. The captain stated that the event was prominent at 3,000 feet after the glide slope was captured. The captain further reported that the airspeed fluctuated plus or minus 50 knots. The pilot of N1826S was advised by air traffic control of the severe turbulence/wind shear encounter reported by the Southwest flight. N1826S was in level flight at 4,000 feet, operating
Probable cause
the pilot's loss of control due to his inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence and wind shear during an instrument approach. Factors contributing to the accident were the severe turbulence and the wind shear.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
