# Accident 19911213056239A: Beech C23, Dewitt, AR, December 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1991, 20:07 local time
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Airport: Dewitt Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2808° N, 91.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2808&lon=-91.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6012C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6012C-1992-03-12) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 4 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213056239A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED IN AREA OF DENSE FOG. SOUND HEARD INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE. VFR FLIGHT NOT ADVISED. FOG BANK WAS LOCALIZED.

## 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 FTW92FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA045), Dec 14, 1991: Beech C23 (N6012C), Dewitt, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND IN IMC CONDITIONS AND HER SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING CLIMB OUT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING.

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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