# Accident 20050905023559A: Beech C23, Jiggs, NV, September 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jiggs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4333° N, 115.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4333&lon=-115.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9331S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9331S-2013-05-22) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 215 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050905023559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HIT A FENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT FROM 2500 FEET AGL AND WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE DOWN DRAFT AND CHOSE TO ATTEMPT THE OPEN FIELD LANDING. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF HEAVILY DAMAGED INBOARD WING SPAR, LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, ONE PROP BLADE BENT. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED TO FULL AT TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX05CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA297), Sep 5, 2005: Beech C23 (N9331S), Jiggs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a downdraft.

## Other reports on N9331S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910117003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910117003289I), Jan 17, 1991: Beech C23 (N9331S), St Ignace, MI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing during dual instruction.

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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