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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23BEECH · Wauseon, OH · August 30, 1997

Date
August 30, 1997 · 20:05 local
Place
Wauseon, OH
Airport
Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2372L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA116
Reported as
Beech 23BEECH
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10 total10 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power on final. Landed short of runway in a bean field. Cause power loss not addressed. (-23) pilot was making his approach on final & engine quit at 1700'. Landed 500 yrds short of the runway (09) in a soybean field. Only minor injuries to pilot and one passenger.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A BEAN FIELD. CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT ADDRESSED. (-23) PILOT WAS MAKING HIS APPROACH ON FINAL & ENGINE QUIT AT 1700'. LANDED 500 YRDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY (09) IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.