- Date
- March 24, 1984, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Champion, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23968Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840324076199A
- Case key
- 35327
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Analysis
N23968, crashed into trees shortly after takeoff from rwy 27 at seven springs airport. Plt told the resort manager of seven springs that he could not seem to get airborne & after he did get airborne he could not clear the trees. Investigation revealed the acft was over max gross wt at takeoff. The rwy was reported to be slush covered at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23968
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1906
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Allegheny Beech
- Registered owner
- James M. Royston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 21, 1984
- Departed
- AGC · West Mifflin, PA
- Airport
- 7SP · Seven Springs, runway 27, 3,050 × 42 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 454 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGC, 34 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.