# Accident 20040714017819A: Beech C23, Springfield, AR, July 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, AR
- Airport: Heifer Creek Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3011° N, 92.5733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3011&lon=-92.5733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DB-2014-10-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040714017819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2004, AT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT BE-23-C23 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N48DB, WAS DESTROYED AFTER INITIAL COLLISION WITH WIRES AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM HEIFER CREEK RANCH AIRPORT (16AR) NEAR BIRDTOWN, ARKANSAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALS ONBOARD SUSTAINED INJURIES RANGING FROM MINOR TO SERIOUS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ONE OF THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 FTW04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA183), Jul 14, 2004: Beech C23 (N48DB), Morrilton, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation to assure adequate takeoff performance to clear obstacles.

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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