# Accident 20070921020939A: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Beatty, NV, September 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2007, 19:40 local time
- Place: Beatty, NV
- Airport: Beatty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8733° N, 116.7903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8733&lon=-116.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203AB-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB20 (registry code 8680602, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 143 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921020939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 LOCAL TIME A SOCATA TRINADAD TB20 GT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N203AB, SERIAL NUMBER 2211 OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO LAND AT THE BEATTY AIRPORT DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER AT THE DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PERFORMING A GO-AROUND AT THE BEATTY (BTY) AIRPORT IN BEATTY, NV. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LOVELOCK, NV, WITH A DESTINATION OF HENDERSON, NV. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA07LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA270), Sep 22, 2007: Socata TB20 (N203AB), Beatty, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's procedures during a go-around and subsequent loss of airplane control. A contributing factor to the accident was the dark night.

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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