# Accident 20210428007559A: Beech C23, Middleburg, FL, April 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Middleburg, FL
- Airport: Spencer'S Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0623° N, 81.9750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0623&lon=-81.9750&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210428007559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 27, SOFT GRASS DUE TO PREVIOUS WEATHER VISUAL INDENTATIONS WERE VISIBLE WHERE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY AND DOWN THE RUNWAY.    AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TREE TOPS UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA.

AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST AIRCRAFT FIRE.

PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE FATALITIES DURING THE ACCIDENT/POST CRASH FIRE.

WILL AMEND -23 IF CURRENT INFORMATION CHANGES.

## 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 ERA21FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA194), Apr 28, 2021: Beech C23 (N6009U), Middleburg, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart from a soft grass runway with a tailwind, which resulted in an increased takeoff distance and subsequent impact with trees during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N6009U (2)

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

- [Accident 20190909010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190909010159A), Sep 9, 2019: Beech C23 (N6009U), Keystone Height, FL, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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