# Incident 19970301009519I: Beech C23, Middle River, MD, March 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1997, 17:10 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3391° N, 76.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middle River, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3391&lon=-76.4288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6003M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6003M-1997-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301009519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 2 MINS AFTER SWITCHING FULL TANKS @ 1500 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART UPON THAT FAILING, DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO FXE WHERE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND CHECKED FOR FOREIGN DEBRIS AND OBSTRUCTIONS. NONE WERE NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO BE RUN ON TEST STAND. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON RUN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE QUIT. FAA FACILITIES WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT PROBLEM, NOR WERE NON FAA FACILITIES. THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO THE ENGINE QUITTING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE AN EMERGEMCY LANDING. NONE OF THE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WERE A FACTOR DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE AIRCRAFT PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N6003M (2)

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

- [Incident 19960814027999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814027999I), Aug 14, 1996: Beech C23 (N6003M), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot landed on runway 02 and skidded off runway into a ditch causing minor damage to the right wing leading edge. Pilot reported that when he…
- [Accident 19820516016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016649A), May 16, 1982: Beech C23 (N6003M), Churchville, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long. Ran off end of runway.

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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