# Accident 20111209028529A: Beech C23, Watertown, SD, December 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2011, 15:30 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9139° N, 97.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9139&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6717K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209028529A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/09/2011 AT 15:30 LOCAL, A BEECH SUNDOWNER, (C23) OWNED BY LAKE AREA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, LOST POWER ON CLIMB OUT AND RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY WITH A RESUTANT HARD LANDING. VMC PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON A SOLO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WATERTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WATERTOWN, SD ON 12/09/2011 AT 15:30.

## 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 CEN12LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA103), Dec 9, 2011: Beech C23 (N6717K), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6717K (1)

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

- [Incident 19810911065369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911065369I), Sep 11, 1981: Beech C23 (N6717K), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Student made hard landing.

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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