# Accident 19911117052299A: Beech C23, Angleton, TX, November 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1991, 20:55 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1597° N, 95.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1597&lon=-95.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6637W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637W-1992-03-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 165 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911117052299A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. SPIRAL DIVE FROM 5000 FT TOPS OF CLOUDS TO IMPACT NEAR DESTINATION. LOW CEILING AND FOG.

## 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 FTW92FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA023), Nov 18, 1991: Beech C23 (N6637W), Angleton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME, HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

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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