NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW83FA250
Registry · N2VC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 95
Year of manufacture
1959 · 24 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19990428
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A18F2F
Registrant of record
PRAY AVIATION INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A TIGHT STEEP TURN AT LOW (100 FT) ALT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENG WAS RUNNING WELL AND THAT AFTER FLYING THE LENGTH OF THE RWY AT LOW ALT THE PLT MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN AND CRASHED. WITNESSES SAID THE PLT HAD INITIALLY SOLOED ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HIS TOTAL TIME IN THIS ACFT WAS ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 3 HOURS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_FTW83FA250.txt.
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