# Accident 19971027039989A: Beech C23, Salina, KS, October 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8100° N, 97.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8100&lon=-97.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843KS-1998-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 139 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971027039989A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE FAIL ON TAKEOFF. STUDENT STALLED AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED RUNWAY BOUNCED SHEARED RT GEAR TIRE STRUCK TAI

## 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 CHI98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA024), Oct 27, 1997: Beech 23 (N843KS), Salina, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's excessive pull-up and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during a simulated engine failure after takeoff, resulting in a stall/mush onto the 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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