# Incident 19880225011089I: Beech C23, Leroy, NY, February 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1988, 08:42 local time
- Place: Leroy, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9780° N, 77.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9780&lon=-77.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812Y-1996-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 60 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225011089I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE WHILE HOLDING. DESCENDED AND USED CARBURETOR HEAT. ENGINE CLEARED UP. HAD FAILED TO USE  CARB HEAT.

## Other reports on N812Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950215001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215001819A), Feb 15, 1995: Beech C23 (N812Y), Rochester, NH, Substantial damage. Heard popping noise on climbout. Turned off mags by mistake checking. Ignition switch jammed. Severed gear landing.
- [Incident 19870219013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219013899I), Feb 19, 1987: Beech C23 (N812Y), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Hard landing made with damage to propeller, nose gear and engine mount.

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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