# Accident 19891012040019A: Beech C23, Sterling Rockfa, IL, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 13:40 local time
- Place: Sterling Rockfa, IL
- Airport: Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bitto
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7706° N, 89.6910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7706&lon=-89.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9157S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9157S-1989-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012040019A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING,THIRD BOUNCE FOLDED NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 CHI90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA008), Oct 12, 1989: Beech C23 (N9157S), Rock Falls, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

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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