# Accident 20030827023209A: Beech 23, Punta Gorda, FL, August 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2003, 09:07 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9203° N, 81.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9203&lon=-81.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2322Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322Q-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030827023209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2003, AT 0907 CDT, A BEECH, BE-23, N2322Q, REGISTERED TO E-Z FLYING CLUB, CRASHED JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE DEPARTING FROM THE PUNTA GORDA CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PGD) WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN APPRECIABLE FUEL SPILL OBSERVED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE WRECKAGE. THEPILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET AGL AND LANDED AND CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA171), Aug 27, 2003: Beech 23 (N2322Q), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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