# Accident 19920722026609A: Beech 23BEECH, Fall River Mill, CA, July 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1992, 17:40 local time
- Place: Fall River Mill, CA
- Airport: Fall River Mills Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0094° N, 121.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0094&lon=-121.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359J-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026609A

## Narrative

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

TRYING LAND IN STRONG CROSSWIND. BEGAN STEEP DOWNWIND TURN ON GO AROUND. STALLED. ELEVATOR BIND DUE OIL CAN IN TAIL

## 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 LAX92FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA313), Jul 22, 1992: Beech 23 (N2359J), Fall River Mill, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO TURN DOWN WIND AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF THE GO AROUND WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL MUSH UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.