# Accident 20001217038859A: Beech 23, Rolla, MS, December 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2000
- Place: Rolla, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9406° N, 91.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9406&lon=-91.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2324J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2324J-2003-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217038859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED KSUS FOR KODO. NO BRIEFING OR FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE WITH FSS. IT WILL TAKE APPROX. 3 MONTHS FOR CAMI AUTOPSY RESULTS. THE A/C LOGBOOK INDICATED A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME, INSPECTORS SUSPECT THAT A REPAIR (WELD) ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKED CAUSING PILOT INCAPACITATION AND LOSS OF A/C CONTROL. A/C WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT KILLED JUST NORTH OF ROLLA, MISSOURI (11.8 NM). AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON RECEIPT OF THE AUTOPSY CONFIRMING OR DISPROVING THE ASSUMPTION MADE ABOVE.

## 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 CHI01FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA052), Dec 18, 2000: Beech BE-23 (N2324J), Rolla, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight during the pre-buy inspection, the pilot's incapacitation due to carbon monoxide, and the fractured muffler.

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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