# Accident 20100225028069A: Beech C23, Winter Haven, FL, February 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2010, 09:27 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S3UA
- Location: 28.0653° N, 81.7628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0653&lon=-81.7628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180ED-2014-03-18) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 41 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100225028069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM GIF RUNWAY 29, HEADED TO LAKELAND. EYE WITNESS STATES HE OBSERVED THE A/C DEPART THE AIRPORT AND HEARD THE ENGINE STOP RUNNING.  THE A/C MADE A RT BANK ONTO US 92, TOUCH DOWN ON THE MEDIUM COLLASPING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIR CRAFT THEN CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFIC AND COLLIDED WITH A PINE TREE. THE ENGINE DISLODGE AND WAS FOUND 20 FEET FORWARD OF THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C CAME TO REST IN A DITCH DESTOYED.

## 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 ERA10FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA150), Feb 25, 2010: Beech C23 (N180ED), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper placement of the fuel selector valve during takeoff, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a total loss of engine power resulting in an inadvertent stall.…

## Other reports on N180ED (1)

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

- [Incident 19970920032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970920032779I), Sep 20, 1997: Beech C23 (N180ED), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that he landed the aircraft, main wheels first. When the nose came down, it continued to drop and cause a propeller to strike the…

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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