# NTSB MIA99LA139: Beech 23, N9249S, Apex, NC, April 25, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 25, 1999, 08:50 local (12:50 UTC) - Place: Apex, NC - Coordinates: 35.719154, -78.839256 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7192&lon=-78.8393&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46149 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA139 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46149/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA139 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane drifting, and subsequently impacting with trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, climb - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot had taxied the airplane to runway 09, and planned a short field takeoff. He ran the engine to full power, released the foot brakes, applied full right rudder, in anticipation of the airplane yawing to the left, and applied back pressure on the yoke. As the nose rotated, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane drifted to the right. The pilot applied left aileron, but never released the right rudder pedal. The airplane continued to drift right until it struck a tree, turning the airplane hard to the right, and striking the next tree with the spinner of the propeller. The airplane came to rest opposite the direction of takeoff, against a clutter of trees, supported by the left wing ## Factual narrative On March 25, 1999, about 0850 eastern daylight time, a Beech 23, N9249S, registered to an individual impacted with a tree during climbout near Apex, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries, and two passengers reported serious injuries. The flight had just departed en route to Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was originating at the time. The pilot had taxied the airplane to runway 09, and planned a short field takeoff. He ran the engine to full power, released the foot brakes, applied full right rudder, in anticipation of the airplane yawing to the left, and applied back pressure on the yoke. As the nose rotated, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane drifted to the right. The pilot applied left aileron, but never released the right rudder pedal. The airplane continued to drift right until it struck a tree, turning the airplane hard to the right, and striking the next tree with the spinner of the propeller. The airplane came to rest opposite the direction of takeoff, against a cluster of trees, supported by the left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9249S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9249S-2017-02-17), registration cancelled 2017-02-17, S/N M-1748, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 23 - 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: M1748 - Airframe hours: 2963 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dennis Harrell - Registered owner: Edisto Flyers Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 1998, 386 hours before - Departed: NC81 - Destination: OGB, ORANGEBURG, SC - Airport: NONE, Cox Field, runway 9, 1,900 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 27 in this make and model, 97 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RDU, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990425004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425004019A), Apr 25, 1999: Beech C23, Apex, NC, Substantial damage. Acft struck trees on take-off, other circumstances are unkn. (From .19) on March 25, 1999, about 0850 eastern daylight time, a Beech 23, N9249S, registered to… ## Other investigations on N9249S (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 LAX77DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUK05), Sep 19, 1977: Beech C23 (N9249S), Tucson, AZ, destroyed 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.