# Accident 20230923015899A: Beech C23, Gonzales, TX, September 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2023, 09:10 local time
- Place: Gonzales, TX
- Airport: Roger M Dreyer Memorial Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5253° N, 97.4578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5253&lon=-97.4578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18994-2024-04-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 162 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230923015899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ON GO AROUND.  LACK OF ALTITUDE LIMITED THE LANDING OPTIONS. AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD.  WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO SEPERATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA418), Sep 24, 2023: Beech C23 (N18994), Gonzales, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during go-around due to a failed muffler flame tube, which resulted in an exhaust blockage. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of…

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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