On August 16, 1990, a Beech BE-19 (registration N6513R) operated by Milton Bautista was involved in an aviation accident near Shirley, NY. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Loss of control during landing rollout due to a sharp right turn, followed by a go-around that resulted in a collision with trees after drifting off the runway environment. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
An airplane slipped to a landing in the traffic pattern, turned right after touchdown, and went airborne again before striking trees and crashing.
What happened
The flight was a dual instructional operation that had remained in the airport traffic pattern for approximately one hour. The pilot executed a slipped approach to land on the runway. Upon touchdown, the aircraft yawed sharply to the right by about 30 degrees. The crew initiated a recovery maneuver, successfully lifting the airplane back into the air. While airborne and flying roughly parallel to the runway, the aircraft drifted laterally to the right by approximately 200 feet before striking trees and crashing.
The investigation
The source material does not provide specific details regarding mechanical examination or post-crash findings beyond the immediate sequence of events described above.
Probable cause
Loss of control during landing rollout due to a sharp right turn, followed by a go-around that resulted in a collision with trees after drifting off the runway environment.