# NTSB ERA09CA095: Beech C23, N60410, Panacea, FL, December 8, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: December 8, 2008, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Panacea, FL
- Coordinates: 29.986944, -84.390556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9869&lon=-84.3906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 2009
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA095

## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to a failure of the mixture control cable housing attachment.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Engine controls: mixture control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057602): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Inoperative (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C23, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057602/cases.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057602/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C23, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); cases with it: [Beech C23, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane away from some large trees with rudder and aileron and the airplane touched down near the edge of the runway. The nose gear struck a runway light and broke off. The airplane then spun around approximately 180 degrees before coming to rest, facing north. The underside of the fuselage sustained structural damage. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported that the mixture control cable came loose at the cable housing crimp, resulting in the loss of engine power.

## Factual narrative

During takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane away from some large trees with rudder and aileron and the airplane touched down near the edge of the runway. The nose gear struck a runway light and broke off. The airplane then spun around approximately 180 degrees before coming to rest, facing north. The underside of the fuselage sustained structural damage. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported that the mixture control cable came loose at the cable housing crimp, resulting in the loss of engine power.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60410](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60410-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N M-2162, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-2162
- Airframe hours: 4001
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: N60410 LLC
- Registered owner: N60410 LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 17, 2007
- Departed: PFN, Panama City, FL
- Destination: 2J0, Panacea, FL
- Airport: 2J0, Wakulla County, runway 18, 2,950 × 70 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 20, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 194 total, 194 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

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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