Beech C23 accident near Afton, Oklahoma, August 6, 1982
On August 6, 1982 at about 11:14 pm local time, a Beech C23, registered N6756B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Afton, Oklahoma (Monkey Island Airport). It was a personal 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 1982 · about 11:14 pm local time
- Place
- Afton, Oklahoma · Monkey Island Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · all C23s on the register
- Registration
- N6756B · registry record · serial M-2276
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH A REPORTED TAIL WIND OF 10 KTS TO 12 KTS. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HIS AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS NOSE GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED. AFTER SEPARATION, THE NOSE GEAR WENT UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND PUNCTURED A FUEL CELL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP 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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 85 hours in all; 21 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 30 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 392 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tulsair Beech, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Tulsa OK at 5:40 pm
- Destination: Afton OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 198°F (92°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 6:14 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.