# Accident 19930117000459A: Beech A23, Mebane, NC, January 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mebane, NC
- Airport: Kimrey Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0905° N, 79.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0905&lon=-79.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3523R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3523R-1994-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930117000459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY RIGHT TANK. FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## 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 ATL93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA052), Jan 17, 1993: Beech 23 (N3523R), Mebane, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3523R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850505026139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505026139I), May 5, 1985: Beech A23 (N3523R), La Grange, GA, Minor damage. Pilot applied brakes and veered off runway. No malfunction found in brakes.

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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