# Accident 19851214075499A: Beech C23, Pensacola, FL, December 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1985, 17:34 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4693° N, 87.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4693&lon=-87.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214075499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IMPACTED RUNWAY AND BURNED ON TAKEOFF. FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.  MISSING STABILATOR BOLT.

## 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 MIA86FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA044), Dec 14, 1985: Beech BE-23 (N6636B), Pensacola, 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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