# Accident 19890902033369A: Beech C23, Selma, CA, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5300° N, 119.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5300&lon=-119.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24580-2022-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 494 total, 162 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033369A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED OVER PILOTS RESIDENCE NEAR AIRPORT AND WING TIP SEVERED POWERLINES. LANDED SAFELY AT AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX89LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA300), Sep 2, 1989: Beech C23 (N24580), Selma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N24580 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190630008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008689A), Jun 30, 2019: Beech C23 (N24580), Ludlow, CA, Substantial damage. The engine of the aircraft had been zero timed just two flight hours prior to the accident flight due to reaching tbo. For break-in, the repair facility told…
- [Accident 19740602013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602013329A), Jun 2, 1974: Beech C23 (N24580), Marquette, KS, Substantial damage. Acft stalled and struck gnd short of rwy.

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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