# Accident 19841104076359A: Beech C23, Crestview, FL, November 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1984, 00:24 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sykes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7508° N, 86.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7508&lon=-86.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9242S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,407 total, 1,128 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104076359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCENDED INTO TREES BELOW MDA ON APPROACH. DARK NIGHT WITH LOW CEILINGS AND POOR VISIBILITY. WIND CALM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA023), Nov 4, 1984: Beech C23 (N9242S), Crestview, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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