# Accident 20130720013069A: Beech C23, Augusta, KS, July 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Airpark Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6758° N, 96.8853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6758&lon=-96.8853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377TT-2013-11-26) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,832 total, 50 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720013069A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE TWO THIRDS THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BUT WOULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. SEEING APPROACHING TREES, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT SNAGGED A BARB WIRE FENCE AND PANCAKED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND MINOR SAFETY BELT BRUISING TO THE OCCUPENTS.

## 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 CEN13CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA423), Jul 20, 2013: Beech C23 (N377TT), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not obtain adequate airspeed and clearance from obstructions during a grass field takeoff.

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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