# NTSB investigations: Beech C23, GA

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 ERA17FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA106.md): Beech C23 · Winder, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2017 · N24695 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and operation of the airplane outside its center of gravity envelope, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering.
- [NTSB ERA11LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA179.md): Beech C23 · Carrollton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2011 · N6015F · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's failure to re-connect a fuel line following an annual inspection. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to depart with a known mechanical deficiency.
- [NTSB ATL03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA047.md): Beech C23 · Valdosta, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2003 · N2190W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees.
- [NTSB MIA02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA013.md): Beech C23 · Athens, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2001 · N24697 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the ailment of the airplane on the active runway, inadvertently taking off from a parallel taxiway, and subsequently departing the hard surface into a 40 foot drop off. A factor in this accident was a dark night, and the pilot's total…
- [NTSB ATL97FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA060.md): Beech C23 · Athens, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1997 · N6005T · Destroyed
  > pilot impairment of judgment and performance, due to alcohol; and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from obstacles, while maneuvering at low altitude at night. Darkness was a related factor.
- [NTSB ATL95FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA023.md): Beech C23 · Statesboro, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1994 · N9790L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, improper planning/decision, flight into adverse weather conditions, and failure to maintain proper altitude/clearance from wooded terrain. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and…
- [NTSB ATL94LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA068.md): Beech C23 · Dahlonega, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1994 · N9722Q · Substantial damage
  > The poor in-flight decision by the pilot to divert his attention from the runway on short final in order to retrieve a flashlight.
- [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 ATL83FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA083.md): Beech C23 · Peachtree City, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1983 · N9234S · Destroyed
  > The eng lost power shortly after the plt was making a takeoff. Subsequently, the acft was badly damaged during a landing in an area of relatively small trees & brush. An exam of the acft revealed there was water in the left fuel tank & carburetor. The fuel…
- [NTSB ATL82IA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA245.md): Beech C23 · Duluth, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1982 · N2163W · Minor damage
  > During preflight, the pilot found the right aileron front push-pull rod end broken. This defect would have precluded aileron control. Metallurgical examination of the fracture revealed that the part had failed due to reverse bending fatigue as a result of…
- [NTSB MIA78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA042.md): Beech C23 · Eatonton, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 7, 1978 · N9BW · Destroyed

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151242'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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