NTSB investigations: Beech B23

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech B23, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19842026
NTSB investigations: Beech B23 per year, 1984–2026: 6 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151240')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX05LA247Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Fallbrook, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.Jul 29, 2005 · N6121N · Substantial damageNTSB SEA91LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot did not adequately recover from a bounced landing. Factors to the accident were: a poorly planned approach, and the pilot's lack of total flight experience.May 19, 1991 · N4019T · Substantial damageNTSB BFO91LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Westminster, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain positive directional control during the landing. Improper crosswind compensation and a variable, gusty crosswind were contributing factors.Oct 6, 1990 · N4005T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC88LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Mansfield, MAAccording to the plt, the winds were from the south-southwest at 15 to 20 KTS. He rprtd that drg the landing roll on rwy 22, he applied full right rudder against the prevailing wind, but the acft veered left with the application of brakes. Subsequently, it…Oct 2, 1987 · N4007T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-23 · Lake Village, INThe plt stated that the acft would not start so he applied the acft hand brake and proceeded to hand prop the acft with no one aboard. While hand propping the acft, the engine fired and the hand brake did not hold. As the plt walked around the right wing, the…Oct 21, 1986 · N6997Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Put-In-Bay, OHDuring the landing roll, about 950 ft down the rwy, the acft hit a dip in the rwy & became airborne again. The plt stated that due to the gusty wind condition, the acft was blown over a grass field on the left side of the rwy. He considered going around, but…May 12, 1984 · N4017T · Substantial damage