NTSB investigations: Beech C23, 1986

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech C23. 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.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1986
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151242'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL87LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Middlefield, OHStudent plt stated that he was preparing to land after a business x-country flt. On downwind he noted the wind sock ind a x-wind. Made a long final and did not notice x-wind. Stated that at flare he seemed to have a little tailwind since his spd was 85 KTS…Oct 17, 1986 · N5162M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Cheney, KSThe pilot stated that the aircraft was barely airborne as it reached the end of the airstrip, on the takeoff roll. At this point he encountered crosswind conditions and the aircraft mush/stalled and impacted the ground. Post-accident computations reveal that…Jul 4, 1986 · N66353 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Pompano Beach, FLThe plt stated that on approach he noted that he had no left rudder control and during landing roll, the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway collapsing the nose gear. Post crash examination of the nose gear revealed that the nose wheel steering…Jun 29, 1986 · N5021M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL86LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-23 · Fuquay-Varina, NCThe flt was a practical flt test for a commercial plt certificate. At aprx 3,000 ft the plt examiner initiated a simulated forced landing. The applicant spiraled to a modified downwind and base leg. The applicant said everything was fine until on final apch…Jun 18, 1986 · N6046Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA160Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Lamar, CODuring the takeoff climb, the plt's door came open. The pvt plt with 2 hours flying experience in C-23 acft made a close in traffic pattern to return for landing. During the turn from base leg to final the nose of the acft suddenly dropped and the acft…Jun 14, 1986 · N6337U · DestroyedNTSB NYC86LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A-23 · Charlotte, VTPilot stated that on takeoff roll it seemed longer than usual and about 1500 to 1600 feet of the runway before the aircraft began to rotate. The aircraft had climbed about 15 to 20 feet before coming to the end of the runway and over water. At about 30 feet…Jun 3, 1986 · N23983 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Lake Wales, FLThe plt stated that he landed long and was unable to stop. The acft ran off the end of the runway into a lake.Mar 14, 1986 · N9790L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LQG13Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech C23 · Vega, TXThe acft landed hard following a simulated short field landing over an obstacle. Power was reduced as the acft cleared the imaginary obstacle but there was a slight delay in lowering the nose to maintain airspeed. The acft was flared at a high sink rate…Mar 1, 1986 · N6110X · Substantial damage