# Accident 19931223051679A: Beech C23, Minneapolis, MN, December 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1993, 12:07 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8595° N, 93.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8595&lon=-93.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228S-2004-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 131 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223051679A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRACTICE LANDING ENGINE QUIT. FORCE LANDED ON A RIDGE. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. CFI IGNORED PREFLIGHT FUEL CHECK.

## 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 CHI94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA059), Dec 23, 1993: Beech C23 (N9228S), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadequate preflight by both the CFI and student pilot. Factors contributing to the accident was poor communications between the CFI and student pilot, and hilly terrain.

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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