# NTSB investigations: Beech 23: Loss of control - in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX06CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA162.md): Beech BE23 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2006 · N8750M · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to attain/maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC02FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA098.md): Beech 23 · King George, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 2002 · N2351Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform low passes; and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CHI01FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA052.md): Beech BE-23 · Rolla, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2000 · N2324J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight during the pre-buy inspection, the pilot's incapacitation due to carbon monoxide, and the fractured muffler.
- [NTSB ATL01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA010.md): Beech BE-23 · Everglades City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2000 · N2334J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing.
- [NTSB CHI96FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA327.md): Beech 23 · Tomahawk, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1996 · N2338Z · Destroyed
  > the student pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his initiation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and loss of control. Factors were: the dark night and the weather conditions.
- [NTSB FTW96FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA339.md): Beech 23 · Wimberley, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1996 · N2382Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were the high density altitude, the tail wind, and the pilot's failure to adhere to the limitations prescribed by his flight instructor.
- [NTSB BFO94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA133.md): Beech 23 · Freeport, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1994 · N2341L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB LAX92FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA313.md): Beech 23 · Fall River Mill, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1992 · N2359J · Destroyed
  > The pilots decision to turn down wind at a critical phase of the go around with inadequate airspeed resulting in a stall mush uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the unfavorable wind conditions and a stabilator interference caused by a…
- [NTSB DEN90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA141.md): Beech 23 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1990 · N2310J · Substantial damage
  > Permature liftoff.
- [NTSB LAX85LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA335.md): Beech 23 · Kamuela, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1985 · N2354Z · Substantial damage
  > On July 31, 1985, a Beech BE-23 operated by a student pilot, crashed during an attempted go-around at the waimea-kohala airport in Hawaii. The acft sustained substantial damage and the plt received minor injuries. The plt indicated he had not used full flaps…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151202&occurrence=250

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