# Accident 20210501009269A: Beech 23, Hutchinson, KS, May 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2021, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0662° N, 97.8605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0662&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2378Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2378Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 57 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210501009269A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE CONTINUED A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AFTER NOTICING THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MAKING FULL POWER DUE TO SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE.  THE PLANE HAD FOUR (4) PERSONS ON BOARD AND WAS CLOSE TO MAX USEFUL LOAD.  AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB AND THE PILOT CRASHED JUST AFTER CROSSING THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND NONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.  THE PLANE HAS 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 CEN21LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA208), May 1, 2021: Beech 23 (N2378Z), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff and his high pitch attitude after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N2378Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20060509008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060509008949I), May 9, 2006: Beech 23 (N2378Z), Lakeview, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 27, the aircraft veered off the left side of the side runway and folded the right main gear. Minor damage. Two on board, no one…

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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