# Accident 19881002042479A: Beech B23BEECH, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 19:12 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6100° N, 111.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6100&lon=-111.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7621R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7621R-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. STALLED,CRASHED AND BURNED ON TAXIWAY. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN DETENTES. NOT NIGHT QUALIFIED.

## 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 LAX89FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA001), Oct 3, 1988: Beech B23 (N7621R), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE LIGHTING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

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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