# Accident 19910518016459A: Beech C23, Cibola, AZ, May 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cibola, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5209° N, 114.5190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5209&lon=-114.5190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6017E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6017E-1991-09-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 93 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910518016459A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING ROAD AT LOW ALTITUDE STRUCK A VEHICLE. IMPACT SEVERED GEAR. CRASHED.REPORTED BLACKOUT DUE CRACKED MUFFLER

## 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 LAX91FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA219), May 19, 1991: Beech C23 (N6017E), Cibola, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND VEHICLE DURING A LOW PASS RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND IN FLIGHT…

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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