Beech 58P accident near Marietta, OK
On March 17, 2007, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marietta, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 17, 2007
- Place
- Marietta, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.900°N, 97.169°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070321X00313
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 17, 2007, about 1410 central daylight time, a twin-engine Beech 58P airplane, N584DP, was destroyed following a hard landing at the McGehee Catfish Restaurant Airport (T40), near Marietta, Oklahoma. The commercial rated pilot sustained serious injuries and one passenger was fatally injured. The two remaining passengers received minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by Phillips Aviation Inc., of Dallas, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL), near Dallas, Texas, around 1340. According to the pilot, after a check of the weather, they departed DAL en route to T40 to eat lunch at McGehee Catfish Restaurant. As they approached T40 he again checked the weather conditions and estimated the wind to be straight down runway 17 at 13 to 17 knots. Initially he over flew the airport several times to check the windsock and the runway for obstructions before deciding to land. Following the use of the before landing checklist he entered the traffic pattern for landing. While on final approach he observed that, "all was well with airspeed." The pilot stated that, "I finished off what I thought to be a good landing until after touchdown the right main gear seemed to be missing. The right wing started to dip and I tried to correct but the [propeller] caught the ground, then the right wing hit and then the aircraft burst into flames as we spun off the right side of th
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare. A contributing factor was the premature touchdown in an area of rising terrain.
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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.
