# Accident 19881226056269A: Beech 23BEECH, Jeffersonville, IN, December 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2999° N, 85.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2999&lon=-85.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6100N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6100N-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 54 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226056269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STALLED MAKING A STEEP TURN TRYING TO MAKE RUNWAY. CYLINDER CRACKED.

## 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 CHI89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA036), Dec 26, 1988: Beech B23 (N6100N), Jeffersonville, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE, AND HIS ENCOUNTERING A STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE FROM WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.

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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