# Accident 20070726015049A: Beech 23, Science Hill, KY, July 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2007, 18:17 local time
- Place: Science Hill, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2014° N, 84.5936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2014&lon=-84.5936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2354J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2354J-2011-08-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726015049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FACTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE PROPELLER IN A VERTICAL POSITION. THE UPPER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AFT, THE LOWER BLADE WAS COMPLETELY BENT UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN REMOVED AND EXAMINED, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CONTACT WITH TREES OR ANY ROTATIONAL MARKS OR TIP CURLING SUGGESTING THE BLADE WAS NOT TURNING DURING THE CRASH. BOTH TANKS WERE OPENED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, SO A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED ALONG ITS DESTRUCTION PATH THROUGH THE TREES TO LOCATE EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE. THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE AND MINIMAL CHEMICAL BURNING ON FOLIAGE FROM SPILLED FUEL WAS EVIDENT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN A POSITION MIDWAY BETWEEN L AND R. THE BEECHCRAFT REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT IN THIS POSITION, NO FUEL WOULD BE FED TO THE ENGINE. THE ODOR OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE FUEL SAMPLE DRAWN FROM THE GASCOLATOR. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY A LYCOMING REPRESENTATIVE, AND NO MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AN AIRFRAME INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY TWO BEECHCRAFT REPRESENTATIVES AND CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FOR THE CONTROL SURFACES NOT COMPROMISED BY THE CRASH.

## 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 NYC07LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA177), Jul 26, 2007: Beech BE-23 (N2354J), Science Hill, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N2354J (2)

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

- [Incident 20060309005709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060309005709I), Mar 9, 2006: Beech 23 (N2354J), Uppercaptivaisl, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land on an unimproved airstrip when he encountered unexpected crosswind and made a hard landing resulting in a collapse of the…
- [Incident 19910810042289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810042289I), Aug 10, 1991: Beech 23BEECH (N2354J), Ida Grove, IA. Pilot landed on airport closed for airshow. Runway marked and NOTAM issued. Hazard to performers.

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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