# Accident 20190909010159A: Beech C23, Keystone Height, FL, September 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Keystone Height, FL
- Airport: Keystone Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8447° N, 82.0475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8447&lon=-82.0475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6009U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6009U-2022-04-30) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA585) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190909010159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019, MR. POWELL (PILOT IN COMMAND) FLEW FROM FL13 TO 42J TO REFUEL HIS AIRCRAFT (N6009U).  WHILE TAXING ON RUNWAY 5-23 TO THE FBO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT COMING OUT FROM THE RAMP. HE WAS NOT SURE OF THE INTENTIONS OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, SO HE MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT WAS UNDER A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MOVED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HIS LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A CONSTRUCTION SIGN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA585), Sep 9, 2019: Beech 23 (N6009U), Keystone Heights, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a construction sign during taxi operations.

## Other reports on N6009U (2)

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

- [Accident 20210428007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210428007559A), Apr 28, 2021: Beech C23 (N6009U), Middleburg, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft departed from runway 27, soft grass due to previous weather visual indentations were visible where aircraft taxied to runway and down the runway.…
- [Incident 19940922036419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922036419I), Sep 22, 1994: Beech C23 (N6009U), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. Student landed hard on nose during solo practice. Damage nose gear and prop.

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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