19870923055979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23A · Wentzville, MO · September 23, 1987

Date
September 23, 1987 · 14:50 local
Place
Wentzville, MO
Airport
Wentzville L
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6958Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA177
Reported as
Beech A23A
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
417 total354 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing dropped almost to the ground after takeoff. Pulled up sharply into a stall, recovered. Hard landing in field

As the FAA filed it

WING DROPPED ALMOST TO THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. PULLED UP SHARPLY INTO A STALL, RECOVERED. HARD LANDING IN FIELD

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.