# NTSB investigations: Beech C23: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 ATL07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA091.md): Beech C-23 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2007 · N67248 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of rudder and brakes on landing roll out resulting in a loss of directional control, and collapse of the main landing gear.
- [NTSB NYC07CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA079.md): Beech C23 · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2007 · N9150S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed and distance during the landing approach.
- [NTSB DFW06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA070.md): Beech C23 · Eureka Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2005 · N2251L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing and his delay in aborting the landing.
- [NTSB CHI01LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA304.md): Beech C23 · St. Helen, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2001 · N9310S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper airspeed which resulted in a premature lift-off and subsequent stall/mush. A factor to the accident was the fence.
- [NTSB NYC00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA060.md): Beech C-23 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1999 · N2116W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action to recover the airplane from porpoising during the landing roll out.
- [NTSB LAX98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA142.md): Beech C23 · Tulare, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1998 · N9144S · Substantial damage
  > The malfunction of the nose wheel steering for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX95LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA010.md): Beech C-23 · Kahului, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1994 · N60054 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, improper in-flight decision, and his failure to attain the proper climb airspeed during the initial takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall. The student pilot's lack of total experience,…
- [NTSB ATL94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA078.md): Beech C-23 · Collegedale, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1994 · N6639C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during a crosswind landing. The crosswind was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL92LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA070.md): Beech C-23 · Dalton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1992 · N6003Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting winds while taxiing for takeoff which resulted in a lost of control. A factor was gusting quartering tail winds.
- [NTSB BFO88LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA043.md): Beech C23 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1988 · N9358S · Substantial damage
  > The plt said that earlier he attempted to land at carlisle, pa and during the lndg roll he encountered a wind gust and lost directional control of the acft. The r wing raised and the acft went off the side of the rwy. The plt said he heard a loud bump as the…
- [NTSB MIA86LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA195.md): Beech C23 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1986 · N5021M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that on approach he noted that he had no left rudder control and during landing roll, the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway collapsing the nose gear. Post crash examination of the nose gear revealed that the nose wheel steering…
- [NTSB MKC85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA132.md): Beech C23 · Pratt, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1985 · N6723C · Substantial damage
  > Student pilot was on his second cross-country flight to this airport. He stated that after touchdown, he reached to raise the flaps and the airplane started to drift. He overcorrected and went off left side of the runway and nosed over when he went through a…
- [NTSB ATL84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA019.md): Beech B-23 · Topping, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1983 · N5234M · Substantial damage
  > The acft overran the departure end of the rwy and collided with a ditch during landing. The weather was VMC. According to the pilot 2 go-arounds had been made because the acft was high. On the 3rd approach a touchdown was made about 1/2 way down the 2500 ft…
- [NTSB MKC83LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA144.md): Beech C-23 · Osage Beach, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1983 · N9346S · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the side of the runway and continued to overrun the departure end of the runway where collision with a ditch occurred. There was evidence that the brakes were used but were not effective in stopping the acft. An FAA inspector inspected the…
- [NTSB ANC82DA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA030.md): Beech C23 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 4, 1982 · N6714E · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll the aircraft swerved left, right, then left again before leaving the left edge of the runway about 1700 feet beyond the landing threshold. It passed over a snow berm before coming to rest perpendicular to the runway.
- [NTSB ATL82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA048.md): Beech C-23 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N60427 · Substantial damage
  > The accident occurred while the pilot was making a touch and go landing on his second supervised solo flight. After touchdown on his first landing, the pilot inadvertently pulled back on the control yoke while adding power and raising the flaps. The nose…

## 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 ('1151242')
    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" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151242&occurrence=260

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