Beech 19A accident near Yankton, South Dakota, August 16, 2006
On August 16, 2006 at about 4:20 pm local time, a Beech 19A, registered N6544T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Yankton, South Dakota. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The dual student's premature retraction of the flaps during the attempted go-around which resulted in the impact with the ground. The flight instructor's delay in calling for the go-around was an additional cause.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 16, 2006 · about 4:20 pm local time · cases in 2006
- Place
- Yankton, South Dakota · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 19A · all 19As on the register
- Registration
- N6544T · registry record · serial MB365
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was damaged when it struck the ground during an attempted go-around following a simulated engine failure. The flight instructor stated that he simulated an engine failure while in the traffic pattern and his student performed the engine failure checklist while continuing in the traffic pattern. He stated that it became apparent that they were going to be short of the runway and he called for a go-around. He stated that his student then retracted the flaps from full flaps to no flaps prior to applying engine power. He stated that he then applied full power, but was unable to arrest the high sink rate. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground and bounced back into the air. The flight instructor then landed the airplane on the runway.
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
Flight instructor
- 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
- Flight time: 8,100 hours in all; 13 in this make and model; 130 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 8,000 as pilot in command; 1,490 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 157 hours in all; 81 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 52 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: YKN Yankton SD
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6544T on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft 19 41 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 27,311 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Chan Gurney Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 469 since 1982 · 69 in the last ten years
- South Dakota 2,273 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI06CA234.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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