# Accident 20020427006239A: Beech C23, Pasorobles, CA, April 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2002, 17:45 local time
- Place: Pasorobles, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7908° N, 120.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7908&lon=-120.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9180S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180S-2002-08-28) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020427006239A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX02FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA148), Apr 28, 2002: Beech C23 (N9180S), Oak Shores, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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