# Accident 20240202001149A: Beech B23, Byltheville, AR, February 2, 2024 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 2, 2024, 13:00 local time - Place: Byltheville, AR - Airport: Blytheville Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.9400° N, 89.8307° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9400&lon=-89.8307&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6148N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6148N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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 B23 - Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA105) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240202001149A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ATC REPORT: BLYTHEVILLE, AR (HKA): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, B23, STALLED ON SHORT FINAL AND CRASHED NEAR HKA ARPT. SUN IN THE PILOT'S EYES MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. ACFT'S NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. ATC SVCS UNKN. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 02/02/2024 1945Z ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KARG) APPROXIMATELY 12:30 P.M. AND WAS AIRBORNE FOR AROUND 30 MINUTES FOR A PERSONAL, LOCAL FLIGHT TO BLYTHEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHKA). ONLY 1 PILOT ON BOARD, 55-YEAR-OLD MALE, NO PASSENGERS. NO INJURIES. IIC AND ONE OTHER AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WERE NOTIFIED ON 2/2/2024 AT 1:50 P.M. AND ARRIVED ON SCENE 2/3/2024 AROUND 9:00 A.M. ON SCENE EVIDENCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT (STILL AIRBORNE) VEERED OFF RUNWAY 18 IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION STRIKING FIVE-FOOT-TALL SAPLINGS BEFORE MAKING THE FIRST GROUND STRIKE 30 FEET AWAY FOR 5-7 FEET, LEAVING NO DEBRIS BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE SECOND STRIKE WITH SAPLINGS AND THE UPPER EDGE OF A DITCH 130 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, BROKE THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF WITHIN A 20-FOOT SKID IN A MUDDY FIELD. THE BULK OF THE WRECKAGE, THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 150 FROM THE RUNWAY. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT: NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS COMPLETELY KNOCKED OFF ON IMPACT. BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE COWL WERE DAMAGES/INDENTED. FIREWALL WAS COMPROMISED FROM ENGINE PUSHED AGAINST IT. LEFT FLAP WAS SEVERELY DAMAGES. LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER DAMAGED AT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED. LEFT FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND LEAKING. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS JUST SLIGHTLY BENT AND THE OTHER WAS UNDAMAGED. FUEL ON BOARD WAS 29 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK AND ESTIMATED 23-25 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK. ENGINE WAS FEEDING FROM LEFT TANK THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOT, AND HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATED THAT ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT LEADING UP TO FINAL APPROACH WERE NORMAL & UNEVENTFUL. FLIGHT LOGS SHOWED HE WAS CURRENT ON ALL TRAINING IN THIS AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE, PROPELLER AND MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS WERE REVIEWED. 100 HOUR AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE RECENTLY CONDUCTED, AND AIRCRAFT DETERMINED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. ## 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 CEN24LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA105), Feb 2, 2024: Beech B23 (N6148N), Blytheville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper descent path which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of control. ## Other reports on N6148N (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19761103035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103035699A), Nov 3, 1976: Beech B23BEECH (N6148N), Paragould, AR, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.