- Date
- March 20, 1987, 16:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place
- Semora, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N18879Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870320007019A
- Case key
- 7283
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While conducting a local aircraft checkout, the aircraft was observed flying low prior to pulling up to avoid colliding with a utility line crossing the intended flt path. The aircraft crashed into an open field in a nose low vertical attitude. The post impact fire destroyed the aircraft. The investigation failed to disclose any aircraft problem prior to impact. The pilots were certificated and current in accordance with existing far's. the exact maneuver in which the flight was performing was not determined. However, the impact pattern was indicative of a stall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18879
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1957
- Airframe hours
- 2,240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Delbert Rhodes, doing business as Executive Aviation
- Registered owner
- Delbert Rhodes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1986
- Departed
- DAN · Danville, VA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 375 total · 308 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAN, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.