# Accident 20040620017429A: Beech A23, Columbia, TN, June 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, TN
- Airport: Hunter Stol
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6972° N, 86.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6972&lon=-86.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1435L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1435L-2006-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040620017429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT HUNTER FIELD (06TN) COLUMBIA TN AND THEN INITIATED A TAKE OFF STRUCK A FENCE WITH LEFT STABILATOR APPROX. 250 FT. BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE FIELD AND CRASHED INTO TREES BEYOND FIELD.

## 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 ATL04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA136), Jun 20, 2004: Beech A23 (N1435L), Columbia, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during climb and the pilot's failure to execute a go-around before completing the approach to land.

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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