- Date
- November 6, 1982, 18:52 local (Nov 7, 1982, 00:52 UTC)
- Place
- Des Moines, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6012JBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821107057109A
- Case key
- 70465
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system - exhaustionCause
Fuel consumption calculations - improperCause
Emergency procedure - attempted
Forced landing
Analysis
The pilot executed a forced landing after the engine stopped. The pilot successfully landed the aircraft on a highway, the left wing struck a pole and the aircraft came to rest in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6012J
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2100
- Airframe hours
- 419
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond A. Lundberg
- Registered owner
- Elliott Flying Service
- Departed
- LAF · Lafayette, IN
- Destination
- C · Billings, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DSM · Des Moines Muni, runway 23, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
N6012JRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2023 · Beech C23Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 35 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 111 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 5 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.