20200604011039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23A · Cleburne, TX · June 4, 2020

Date
June 4, 2020 · 09:51 local
Place
Cleburne, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7941L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA211
Reported as
Beech A23A
Reported engine
Continental IO-346 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,717 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 4, 2020, at 0955 central daylight time, a Beechcraft A-23, N7941L, lost total engine power while cruising at 1200 feet AGL. The pilot made an off-airport forced landing in a field 6 miles southwest of the Cleburne airport (cpt). The aircraft landed on a gravel road until the road turned. The aircraft continued straight into some brush. The pilot was the only person on board and did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 4, 2020, AT 0955 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT A-23, N7941L, LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 1200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CLEBURNE AIRPORT (CPT). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD UNTIL THE ROAD TURNED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT INTO SOME BRUSH. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.