20230820022289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Greer, SC · August 20, 2023

Date
August 20, 2023 · 12:00 local
Place
Greer, SC
Airport
Chandelle
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9360S
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA342
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total81 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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.

Aircraft crashed after taking off from runway 3 on its first flight after an annual inspection. It appears the pilot tried returning to the runway they just departed from. The aircraft stalled while attempting to land in a field.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 3 ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. IT APPEARS THE PILOT TRIED RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY THEY JUST DEPARTED FROM. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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