Beech A36 accident near Enid, Oklahoma, March 30, 1983
On March 30, 1983 at about 11:30 am local time, a Beech A36, registered N18314, was destroyed in an accident near Enid, Oklahoma (Woodring airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- March 30, 1983 · about 11:30 am local time
- Place
- Enid, Oklahoma · Woodring · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N18314 · no longer on the register · serial E-1084
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, THE ACFT CRASHED AT THE EDGE OF A WHEAT FIELD ON RELATIVELY LEVEL TERRAIN. THE MAIN WRECKAGE THEN CROSSED A ROAD & CAME TO REST IN ANOTHER FIELD. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES. A PASSING FARMER DISCOVERED THE WRECKAGE AT ABOUT 0830 CST. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER ESTIMATED THE OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AT APRX 0600. HOWEVER, THE TOWER HAD BEEN MANNED AT 0540 & NO RADIO CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE ACFT AFTER THAT TIME. THUS, THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS PRESUMED TO BE AT ABOUT 0530. AT 0600, THE 1ST WX OBSERVATION AT ENID, OK WAS: 500 FT BROKEN,25,000 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 4 MI WITH FOG. BY 0632, THE WX HAD DETERIORATED TO 100 FT OBSCURED WITH FOG. N EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED LEFT WING 1ST, WHILE IN NEAR WINGS LEVEL FLT. NO PREIMPACT. MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. BOTH OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN OBSERVED DRINKING UNTIL APRX 0130. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD REVEALED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.11%. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 4 MI SE OF THE ARPT, HEADED NW.
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: 148 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 39 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,086 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 29, 1983; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: WDG Enid OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 010° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast; not recorded
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 am from WDG, 4 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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