# Accident 19910518016399A: Beech A23, Dothan, AL, May 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1991, 14:05 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3210° N, 85.4495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOTHAN RGNL (DHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3210&lon=-85.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3549R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3549R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 216 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910518016399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF,TRIED TO LAND ON TAXIWAY BUT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. CYLINDER BROKE DUE HOT RUNNING ENGINE.

## 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 ATL91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA097), May 18, 1991: Beech 23 (N3549R), Dothan, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS OVERHEATED OPERATIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INACCURATE APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND…

## Other reports on N3549R (1)

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

- [Incident 20210507008969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210507008969I), May 7, 2021: Beech A23 (N3549R), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. On may 05, 2021 at 14:40 eastern daylight time (EDT), a 1965 Beech A23 aircraft, N3549R, registered to [privacy data omitted], operated by a private pilot for…

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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