# Accident 19890929037239A: Beech 23BEECH, Hatteras, NC, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hatteras, NC
- Airport: Billy Mitchell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2193° N, 75.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2193&lon=-75.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2333L-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND REDUCED POWER THEN QUIT ON FINAL FOR AIRPORT. NO DEFECTS FOUND, POSSIBLE CARB ICE OR WATER.

## 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 ATL89LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA221), Sep 29, 1989: Beech B23 (N2333L), Hatteras, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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