# NTSB ATL84LA123: Beech BE-23, N2387L, Rome, GA, March 18, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1984, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place: Rome, GA
- Coordinates: 34.239585, -85.169021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2396&lon=-85.1690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6425/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA123

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE ACFT LOST POWER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FORCED LANDED OFF THE ARPT. THE WEATHER WAS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AFTER REDUCING POWER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2387L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2387L-2011-08-26), registration cancelled 2011-08-26, S/N M-228, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-228
- Airframe hours: 2309
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2B 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lumpkin Motor Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 1984, 10 hours before
- Airport: RM6, Richard B. Russel, runway 18, 6,500 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 61 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840318006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318006029A), Mar 18, 1984: Beech 23BEECH, Rome, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crash landed short of the runway. No defects found. Possible carburetor icing.

## Other investigations on N2387L (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 MIA66F0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0119), Aug 7, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N2387L), Asheville, NC, substantial damage

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.

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