- Date
- August 23, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Longmont, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6004VBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830823046669A
- Case key
- 16142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt, a foreign national, and the instructor plt (CFI) took off from broomfield, CO & flew to Longmont, CO where they began practicing touch & go landings. After the 3rd touch & go landing, the acft was climbing at about 300 ft AGL when the student turned off the electric fuel boost pump. Immediately thereafter, the eng lost power. The CFI turn boost pump back on, but by then, the fuel pressure was reading zero. The CFI took control of the acft & switched fuel tanks, but was unable to restart the eng. Subsequently, he landed in a corn field. During the landing, the acft hit an irrigation ditch, which was hidden from view by the corn stalks, and the nose & right main gear collapsed. The fuel selector was found positioned to the left fuel tank which had ruptured during impact. The right tank was not damaged & was found to be empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6004V
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2123
- Airframe hours
- 2,195
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeffco Beechcraft, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 11, 1982
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- 2V2 · Longmont Municipal, runway 11, 4,200 × 60 ft
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 738 total · 12 in this make and model · 538 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.