# Accident 20170216001029A: Beech C23, Winder, GA, February 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9872° N, 83.6744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9872&lon=-83.6744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24695, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24695-2020-08-02) (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 A4J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170216001029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS JUST PURCHASED 02/01/2017. LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED 10/03/2016 AT AFTT 2665.04. 40 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS LAST PURCHASED ON 02/04/2017. SHORTLY AFTER FUEL WAS PURCHASED, A FLIGHT OF 1.5HR WAS MADE BY THE CO-OWNER.

AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 1 TIME PERVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT, WITH NO KNOWN ISSUES. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ARRIVING BACK ON THE RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 1056 AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT. THEY SAT AT THE SPOT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES BEFORE THEY SHUT DOWN. WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY: TEMP 57° / BAR 30.01 / DEW 15 / WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 270 AT 10 / VIS 10, FOR THE AFTERNOON FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE LINE AND LATER THE TWO PILOTS COULD BE SEEN GOING BACK OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM THE AFTERNOON FLIGHT. UPON THEIR SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, (FLIGHT #3 ON THE ORIGINAL BAG OF FUEL), THEY WERE HEARD RUNNING THE ENGINE WHILE PARKED ON THE LINE, FOR A FEW MINUTES, BEFORE TAXIING OUT AT 1347. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 31 AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER, CRASHED INTO THE TREES, JUST OFF THE END AND LEFT OF RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT HAD AN AFTT OF 2680.23 AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY AIRPORT WORKERS COMING BACK FROM LUNCH AT ABOUT 1400.

## 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 ERA17FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA106), Feb 16, 2017: Beech C23 (N24695), Winder, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and operation of the airplane outside its center of gravity envelope, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering.

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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