# Accident 19900812033289A: Beech C23, Burlington, CT, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24698-2012-10-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,007 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812033289A

## Narrative

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

CFI GAVE STUDENT ENGINE OUT OVER AIRPORT. UNCHECKED SINK RATE ON FINAL CAUSED LANDING SHORT. CFI FAILED ADD POWER.

## 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 NYC90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA190), Aug 12, 1990: Beech BE-23 (N24698), Burlington, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CFI FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SINK RATE RESULTING IN AN UNDERSHOOT OF THE 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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