# Accident 20080314012229A: Beech C23, Marble Canyon, AZ, March 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2008, 10:15 local time
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Marble Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8108° N, 111.6444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8108&lon=-111.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374S-2008-08-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 152 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080314012229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAF BEECH C23, N9374S, PILOTED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED AT MARBLE CANYON, AZ AIRPORT (L41), ON MARCH 14, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 AM DUE TO HARD LANDING CAUSED BY STRONG WINDS WHICH DIED ON APPROACH AND WAS UNABLE TO POWER UP AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BROKE OFF BOTH LANDING GEARS AND SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP OFF THE RUNWAY AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. ALL PASSENGERS AND PILOT WERE EXITED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH NO POST FIRE.

## 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 LAX08CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA075), Mar 14, 2008: Beech C23 (N9374S), Marble Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the flare. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and a crosswind.

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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