# Accident 19960809022199A: Beech 23BEECH, Modesto, CA, August 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1996, 13:05 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6293° N, 120.9695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6293&lon=-120.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6087N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6087N-2013-04-29) (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 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 243 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809022199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT AFTER LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY. HIT WIRES AND STREET. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX96LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA302), Aug 9, 1996: Beech B23 (N6087N), Modesto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate fuel management and failure to reposition the fuel selector to a tank containing adequate fuel. The power lines were a factor.

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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