# Accident 20230820022289A: Beech C23, Greer, SC, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Chandelle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8354° N, 82.1455° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8354&lon=-82.1455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9360S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9360S) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 81 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820022289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA342), Aug 20, 2023: Beech C23 (N9360S), Greer, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the formation of carburetor ice, resulting in reduced climb capability. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain…

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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