At 11:34 central time, a Beech C35 crashed left of runway 27 while landing at Wittman Regional Airport. The airplane struck the runways visual approach slope indicator lights before coming to a stop. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. Witnesses observed the airplane in a tight right base for runway 27. The base-to-final turn was reportedly as steep as 60 degrees, at which point the airplane stalled and struck the ground left-wing low.
July 29, Oshkosh, Wisc. / Beech Bonanza
At 11:34 central time, a Beech C35 crashed left of runway 27 while landing at Wittman Regional Airport. The airplane struck the runways visual approach slope indicator lights before coming to a stop. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. Witnesses observed the airplane in a tight right base for runway 27. The base-to-final turn was reportedly as steep as 60 degrees, at which point the airplane stalled and struck the ground left-wing low....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech C35 airplane crashed left of runway 27 at Wittman Regional Airport during a landing attempt.
- Both the pilot and passenger onboard suffered minor injuries in the incident.
- The crash occurred after the airplane stalled during an observed unusually steep (up to 60-degree) base-to-final turn.
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