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Accidents · NTSB CHI82DA317 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Beech BE-33 accident near New Carlisle, Ohio, August 21, 1982

On August 21, 1982 at about 3:15 am local time, a Beech BE-33, registered N668V, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Carlisle, Ohio (New Carlisle airport). It was a personal 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

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 21, 1982 · about 3:15 am local time
Place
New Carlisle, Ohio · New Carlisle
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Beech BE-33
Registration
N668V · registry record · serial CD92
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE PILOT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT LANDING ON A LIGHTED SOD RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND 40 YARDS EAST OF 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

Pilot

  • Certificate: private
  • Ratings: single-engine land
  • Flight time: 275 hours in all; 275 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 275 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 4,709 hours
  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 13 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Engine: Continental IO-470J (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: I11 New Carlisle OH at 11:00 pm
  • Destination: I11 New Carlisle OH
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 27, 2,000 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: night, dark
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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