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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23 · Abilene, TX · November 15, 2021

Date: November 15, 2021 · 12:00 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8701M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA040
Reported as: Beech 23
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 336 total3 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N8701MRegistration cancelled May 1, 2023 · Beech 23S/N M-485 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 15, 2021, at 1200 CST, a Beech musketeer aircraft bearing registration number N8701M, registered to an individual impacted terrain after failing to maintain airspeed during landing on runway 17R at Abilene Regional Airport (abi) in Abilene, TX. The aircraft was conducting flight training. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the pilot and student sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, TX on November 15, 2021 at 1024 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2021, AT 1200 CST, A BEECH MUSKETEER AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8701M, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER FAILING TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT (ABI) IN ABILENE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT AND STUDENT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ABILENE, TX ON NOVEMBER 15, 2021 AT 1024 CDT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN22LA040Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAbilene, TXThe flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing placard showing the usable fuel quantity.Nov 15, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8701M · 1

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

Accident 19730918035942AEngine Run-Up · Lake Elmo, MNPlt performing run-up parked in front of Bellanca performing bfr tkof ck. Stabilator and wing dmgd.Sep 18, 1973 · Substantial damage