# Accident 19950601040229A: Beech B23BEECH, Mariposa, CA, June 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1995, 16:41 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4899° N, 120.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4899&lon=-120.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6985Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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 B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 686 total, 226 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601040229A

## Narrative

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

ON FOURTH TAKEOFF LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT LIFTOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. LACKED RECENT PILOT TIME.

## 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 LAX95LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA203), Jun 1, 1995: Beech B23 (N6985Q), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to attain and maintain sufficient airspeed during the intial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush back onto the runway. The pilot's failure…

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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