# Accident 20051224031659A: Beech B23, Bostwik, FL, December 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bostwik, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6586° N, 81.6886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6586&lon=-81.6886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7657R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7657R-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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 B23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224031659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENROUTE TO 28J, RAN OUT OF GAS LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD HITTING TREES. BOTH WINGS DAMAGED ALONG WITH PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. RIGHT WING ROOT BUCKLED PROP DESTROYED ALONG WITH SPINNER. LANDED 14 NM NORTH OF 28J ARPT.

## 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 MIA06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA040), Dec 24, 2005: Beech BE23 (N7657R), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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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