# NTSB MIA80FA111: Beech C24R, N23988, Lake Wales, FL, September 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1980
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3122  80/9/27  NR.LAKE WALES,FL      BEECH C24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 157
        TIME - 1345                    N23988              PX-  2  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKE WALES,FL                BOCA RATON,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STARTED TKOF W 15DEGS OF FLAPS.FLAPS FND AT 5DEGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23988](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23988-2011-08-26), registration cancelled 2011-08-26, S/N MC-470, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne

## 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 19800927049779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927049779A), Sep 27, 1980: Beech C24R, Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Early lift-off from soft, sandy runway. Did not raise gear. Stalled into lake off end of runway.

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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