20020427006239A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Pasorobles, CA · April 27, 2002

Date: April 27, 2002 · 17:45 local
Place: Pasorobles, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9180S
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA148
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N9180SRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2002 · Beech C23S/N M-1801 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft appears to have lost power, and was attempting to land on a private airstrip. During the approach while on a modified base leg the aircraft appears to have collided with several large trees prior to ground impact. One passenger was ejected and had serious injuries, the other passengers and the pilot appear to have expired on impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE LOST POWER, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE APPROACH WHILE ON A MODIFIED BASE LEG THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL LARGE TREES PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. ONE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND HAD SERIOUS INJURIES, THE OTHER PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT APPEAR TO HAVE EXPIRED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02FA148Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportOak Shores, CAthe number 1 cylinder exhaust valve fractured and separated resulting in a loss of engine power and an off airport forced landing. A finding in the accident was the owner's failure to maintain the engine in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.Apr 28, 2002 · Destroyed