# Accident 20161001021739A: Beech C23, Taylor, TX, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5728° N, 97.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5728&lon=-97.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9704L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704L-2018-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001021739A

## Narrative

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

DURING A STEEP DESCENT TO A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH AND LANDING AT TAYLOR , T74, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT DISCOVERED THIS WHEN THE APPROACH WAS BECOMING SHORT AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO ADVANCING THE THOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF FIELD WITH A HARD LANDING AND STRIKING A TREE LINE AND BURNED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS BURNS IN THE POST ACCIDENT 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 CEN17LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA003), Oct 1, 2016: Beech C23 (N9704L), Taylor, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of debris obstructing the fuel strainer screen and corrosion of the fuel strainer bowl.

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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