# Accident 19990626007619A: Beech C23, Mandan, ND, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 21:26 local time
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Airport: Mandan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8210° N, 100.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8210&lon=-100.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703Q-2000-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007619A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A FAVINE 1 MILE NORTH OF THE ARPT WHILE ON FINAL FOR RWY 13, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON JUNE 25, 1999, AT 2126 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BEECHCRAFT C-23, N9703Q, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DEMOLISHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 1.5 MILE NORTH/NORTHEAST OF MANDAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (Y19), MANDAN, ND. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN, PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, SUSTA INED FATAL INJURIES.  THE ACTUAL POINT OF ORIGIN OF THIS FLIGHT HAD NOT BEEN CONFIRMED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT ALTHOUGH THE DESTINATION WAS INTENDED FOR MANDAN, ND.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH WINDS OF EXCESS OF 65 KNOTS OVER THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 CHI99FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA196), Jun 26, 1999: Beech C-23 (N9703Q), Mandan, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control on approach to the airport after encountering high winds, gusts, rain, and thunderstorms in the area.

## Other reports on N9703Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800414050629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050629I), Apr 14, 1980: Beech C23 (N9703Q), Canton, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off left side of runway while landing in gusty crosswind.

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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