# Accident 19910214003889A: Beech C23, Concord, NC, February 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Goodnights Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4006° N, 80.5899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4006&lon=-80.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9146S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9146S-1993-07-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 77 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214003889A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF. BELEIVED UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TREES. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. NOSED OVER ON THE SOFT WET GRASS STRIP.

## 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 ATL91LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA055), Feb 14, 1991: Beech C23 (N9146S), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING IN THAT HE DISREGARDED THE CROSSWIND LIMIT IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. FACTORS WERE THE WET RUNWAY AND THE RAVINE AT THE END 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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