# Accident 20010903024599A: Beech C23, Sthelens, MI, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 12:50 local time
- Place: Sthelens, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3595° N, 84.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3595&lon=-84.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9310S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9310S-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903024599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 ST. HELENS AIRPORT (6Y6). ON LIFT OFF THE WIND SHIFTED & LIFTED THE A/C TAIL NOSING IT DOWN. PILOT TRIED TO ABOR T TAKEOFF & RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HITTING A FENCE & CAME TO REST ON ROAD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001, AT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C23, N9310S, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A FENCE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 (2,600 FEET BY 110 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE ST. HELEN AIRPORT, ST. HELEN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND HAD AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF BRIGHTON AIRPORT, MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI01LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA304), Sep 3, 2001: Beech C23 (N9310S), St. Helen, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper airspeed which resulted in a premature lift-off and subsequent stall/mush. A factor to the accident was the fence.

## Other reports on N9310S (2)

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

- [Accident 19950807047739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807047739A), Aug 7, 1995: Beech C23 (N9310S), Dublin, NH, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Crash landed. Worn piston pins produced metal particles damaged bearings. Engine thru a rod.
- [Accident 19930518016399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930518016399A), May 18, 1993: Beech 23BEECH (N9310S), Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed and prop hit 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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