# Accident 19950702015879A: Beech A23, Spearfish, SD, July 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1995, 09:37 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4793° N, 103.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4793&lon=-103.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2397Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397Q-1999-06-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702015879A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT STALLED, CRASHED, EXPLODED IN FLAMES ON IMPACT. (-23) ON JULY 2, 1995 AT 0952 MDT, PILOT DAVID A. JOHNSON TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT SPEARFISH, SD IN A BEECH B-23A, N2397Q. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED OUT SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI95LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA206), Jul 2, 1995: Beech 23A (N2397Q), Spearfish, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE AT…

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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