# Accident 20020405007639A: Beech C23, Kahoka, MO, April 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kahoka, MO
- Airport: Kahoka Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4191° N, 91.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4191&lon=-91.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2258L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2258L-2002-08-29) (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 CHI02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405007639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, MARK SHAWN THOMAS, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 28, KAHOKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0H7), KAHOKA, MISSOURI AT 1927 ON FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 IN A BEECHCRAFT C23, N2258L. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS CONSUMED BY FLAME. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. SEE NTSB #CHI02LA101.

## 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 CHI02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA101), Apr 5, 2002: Beech C23 (N2258L), Kahoka, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper soft field takeoff/procedure by the pilot. Contributing factors were the night condition and the inadequate planning/decision by the pilot.

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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