# Accident 19910716027569A: Beech C23, Chesapeake/Hunt, WV, July 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
- Airport: Lawrence County Airpart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4294° N, 82.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4294&lon=-82.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9723Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9723Q-1991-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 45 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716027569A

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF. CIRCLED TO LAND. STALLED ONTO RUNWAY TRYING TO CHECK SINK RATE. CFI DID NOT AID PIC.

## 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 NYC91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA137), Jul 16, 1991: Beech C-23 (N9723Q), Chesapeake, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED THAT WOULD PRECLUDE A STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPENED DOOR.

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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