# Accident 19880922039579A: Beech C23, Belle Plaines, IA, September 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1988, 18:08 local time
- Place: Belle Plaines, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8891° N, 92.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8891&lon=-92.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6022C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6022C-1990-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922039579A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORM,LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN. LOST CONTROL. IGNORED ATC WEATHER WARNING

## 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 MKC88FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA176), Sep 22, 1988: Beech C23 (N6022C), Belle Plaines, IA, destroyed, 1 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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