# Accident 20200627005819A: Beech C23, Davenport, IA, June 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2020, 09:11 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6125° N, 90.5883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6125&lon=-90.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18873-2022-05-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 62 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627005819A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY 03, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AT INTERSECTION 03 AND TAXIWAY A, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CONCRETE AND SLID OFF INTO THE ADJACENT GRASSY AREA EAST OF RUNWAY. THREE SOULS? ON-BOARD, PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED 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 CEN20CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA253), Jun 27, 2020: Beech 23 (N18873), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent impact with…

## Other reports on N18873 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790128002919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128002919I), Jan 28, 1979: Beech B24R (N18873), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Pilot landed on wrong runway not cleared of snow. Was cautioned by tower. Hit snow during attempt to go around.

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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