# Accident 19930504012259A: Beech A23A, Ft Myers, FL, May 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1993, 14:24 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5592° N, 81.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5592&lon=-81.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2312W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312W-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 213 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930504012259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO FMY. CRASH LANDED ON AIRPORT TAXIWAY. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 MIA93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA116), May 4, 1993: Beech A23A (N2312W), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REQUEST WINDS ALOFT DURING…

## Other reports on N2312W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750514015729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514015729A), May 14, 1975: Beech A23A (N2312W), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. L wng tip dropped at touchdown and dug into runway fuel sel pos on empty tank at tkof.

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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