Beech 200 accident near Osage Beach, Missouri, October 25, 2001
On October 25, 2001 at about 8:38 pm local time, a Beech 200, registered N200RW, was substantially damaged in an accident near Osage Beach, Missouri (Lee C. Fine Memorial airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inadequate planning/decision and the exceeded crosswind component by the pilot. The gusts were a contributing factor.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 25, 2001 · about 8:38 pm local time
- Place
- Osage Beach, Missouri · Lee C. Fine Memorial · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · all 200s on the register
- Registration
- N200RW · no longer on the register · serial BB242
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The Beech 200 was substantially damaged during an aborted landing. The winds were gusting in excess of the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind component. A witness reported finding landing gear strut pieces on the runway after the Beech 200's landing attempt. The flight then aborted the landing and continued on to its originating airport where the airplane veered off the runway and damaged airport property during its landing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 19,213 hours in all; 13,242 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 18,840 as pilot in command; 1,276 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 11, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,416.2 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 23, 2001; 93.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 12
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6-41 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Company
The flight
- Departed from: SUS St. Louis MO at 7:45 pm
- Destination: AIZ Osage Beach MO
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 21, 6,497 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 295° at 13 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observation at 8:35 pm from AIZ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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