# Incident 19890730040049I: Beech A23, Carthage, MS, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 12:50 local time
- Place: Carthage, MS
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7442° N, 89.5335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7442&lon=-89.5335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8772M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8772M-2010-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730040049I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED IN LEFT TANK AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO RESTART AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N8772M (1)

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

- [Accident 20031101030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101030589A), Nov 1, 2003: Beech A23 (N8772M), Salem, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff on runway 01 the pilot realized that the aircraft was not going to clear the obstacles at the end of the runway. The 1800 foot runway…

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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