# Accident 19890117000729A: Beech C23, Greenfield, IA, January 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1989, 13:10 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IA
- Airport: Greenfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3005° N, 94.4501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3005&lon=-94.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24658-1992-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,353 total, 180 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117000729A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON INITIAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION AFTER CANCELLING IFR. CRASH LANDED.FAILED TO HAVE FUEL RESERVE .

## 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 MKC89LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA054), Jan 17, 1989: Beech C-23 (N24658), Greenfield, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT.

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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