# Incident 20010909037479I: Beech C23, Merrittisland, FL, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 18:40 local time
- Place: Merrittisland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18970, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18970) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909037479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ARRIVED VFR FROM ST. AUGUSTINE, FL TO MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (FL). DURING A PRACTICE TOUCH-N-GO, ENGINE QUIT AT 300' ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO FORCE LAND INTO THE INDIAN RIVER IN 3'-4' WATER. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N18970 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010406006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010406006689I), Apr 6, 2001: Beech C23 (N18970), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. (-23) This a/c was landed hard in 12 mi crosswinds. The a/c bounced once the pilot lost control and the a/c went off the left side of the runway, went into a…
- [Incident 19940215004609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940215004609I), Feb 15, 1994: Beech C23 (N18970), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Student pilot on first solo flight landed long. Departed end of runway. Hit a wire fence.

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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